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A firm’s 2016 balance sheet showed current assets of $1,700 and current liabilities of $800. Its 2017 balance sheet showed current assets of $2,500 and current liabilities of $4,000. What was the firm’s 2017 increase in net working capital?
Net working capital | = | Current assets | - | Current liabilities | ||||
Net working capital of 2017: | ||||||||
Current assets | $ 2,500 | |||||||
Current liabilities | $ 4,000 | |||||||
Net Working Capital | $ -1,500 | |||||||
Net working capital of 2016: | ||||||||
Current assets | $ 1,700 | |||||||
Current liabilities | $ 800 | |||||||
Net Working Capital | $ 900 | |||||||
Firm's 2017 increase in net working capital | = | Net working capital in 2017 | - | Net working capital in 2016 | ||||
= | $ -1,500 | - | $ 900 | |||||
= | $ -2,400 | |||||||