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Adieu Company reported the following current assets and current liabilities for two recent years: Dec. 31, 20Y4 Dec. 31, 20Y3 Cash $970 $1,040 Temporary investments 1,200 1,400 Accounts receivable 830 920 Inventory 2,300 2,500 Accounts payable 2,000 2,400 a. Compute the quick ratio on December 31 for each year. Round to one decimal place. 20Y4 20Y3 Quick Ratio
Summary of the date given in question is :
Dec. 31, 20Y4 | Dec. 31, 20Y3 | |
Cash | 970 | 1,040 |
Temporary investments | 1,200 | 1,400 |
Accounts receivable | 830 | 920 |
Inventory | 2,300 | 2,500 |
Accounts payable | 2,000 | 2,400 |
Quick ratio = quick asset/ current liabilities
Where;
Qucik asset = | Cash + tem. Investment + account receivable |
current liabilities = | Account payable |
Quick asset are those asset that can be liquided easily and thats the reason that Inventory is not part of it.
Dec. 31, 20Y4 | Dec. 31, 20Y3 | |
Cash | 970 | 1,040 |
Temporary investments | 1,200 | 1,400 |
Accounts receivable | 830 | 920 |
Qucik asset (sum of above) (a) | 3,000 | 3,360 |
current liabilities (b) | 2,000 | 2,400 |
Quick ratio (a/b) | 1.50 | 1.40 |