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Bronco Electronics' current assets consist of cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, and inventories. The following data were abstracted from a recent financial statement: Inventories $ 170,000
Total assets $ 1,850,000
Current ratio 4.2
Acid-test ratio 3.20
Debt to equity ratio 1.5
Required:
Compute the long-term assets for Bronco:
Debt to equity ratio=debt/equity
Hence debt=1.5*equity
Total assets=Total liabilities+Total equity
1,850,000=1.5*equity+equity
equity=1,850,000/(1.5+1)
=$740000
Hence debt=1.5*740000
=$1,110,000
Current ratio=Current assets/Current liabilities
Hence current assets=4.2*Current liabilities
Acid test ratio=(Current assets-inventory)/Current liabilities
3.2=(current assets-170,000)/Current liabilities
3.2*Current liabilities=current assets-170,000
3.2*Current liabilities=4.2*Current liabilities-170,000
Current liabilities=170,000/(4.2-3.2)
=$170000
Hence current assets=(4.2*170000)
=$714000
Total assets=Current assets+Long term assets
Long term assets=1,850,000-714000
=$1,136,000