In: Finance
| 
 Category  | 
 2014  | 
 2015  | 
| 
 Accounts payable  | 
 16,200  | 
 ????  | 
| 
 Accounts receivable  | 
 48,600  | 
 44,500  | 
| 
 Accruals  | 
 24,300  | 
 16,200  | 
| 
 Cash  | 
 81,000  | 
 98,000  | 
| 
 Common Stock  | 
 64,800  | 
 81,000  | 
| 
 COGS  | 
 56,700  | 
 64,800  | 
| 
 Depreciation expense  | 
 0  | 
 4,300  | 
| 
 Gross fixed assets  | 
 121,500  | 
 ????  | 
| 
 Interest expense  | 
 6,400  | 
 8,100  | 
| 
 Inventories  | 
 40,500  | 
 60,800  | 
| 
 Long-term debt  | 
 81,000  | 
 89,100  | 
| 
 Net fixed assets  | 
 101,500  | 
 121,500  | 
| 
 Notes payable  | 
 44,800  | 
 37,200  | 
| 
 Operating expenses (excl. depr.)  | 
 12,100  | 
 16,200  | 
| 
 Retained earnings  | 
 40,500  | 
 60,800  | 
| 
 Sales  | 
 105,300  | 
 121,500  | 
| 
 Taxes  | 
 4,860  | 
 6,480  | 
Solve: Please show me the steps
The quick ratio in 2015 was ______.
1.517
1.523
1.534
1.543
1.550
| The quick ratio measures the ability of company to pay its current liabilities when they come due with only quick assets. | |||||
| Quick assets are the current assets that can be converted to cash within 90 days. | |||||
| The formula to calculate quick ratio is as under, | |||||
| Quick ratio = [Cash + Cash equivalents + Short term investments + Current receivables) / Current liabilities | |||||
| Balance sheet for 2015 | |||||
| Liabilities and equity | Assets | ||||
| Accounts Payable (balancing figure) | 40500 | Accounts Receivable | 44500 | ||
| Accruals | 16200 | Cash | 98000 | ||
| Notes Payable | 37200 | Inventories | 60800 | ||
| Total Current Liabilities | 93900 | Total Current Assets | 203300 | ||
| Long term debt | 89100 | Net Fixed assets | 121500 | ||
| Common stock | 81000 | ||||
| Retained Earnings | 60800 | ||||
| 324800 | 324800 | ||||
| Quick ratio for 2015 = [$98000 + $44500) / [$40500 + $16200+$37200] | |||||
| Quick ratio for 2015 = 1.517 | |||||