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Current Liabilities and Ratios
Several accounts that appeared on Spring's 2017 balance sheet are as follows:
Accounts Payable | $74,000 | Equipment | $950,000 | ||
Marketable Securities | 40,000 | Taxes Payable | 15,000 | ||
Accounts Receivable | 35,600 | Retained Earnings | 250,000 | ||
Notes Payable, 12%, due in 60 days | 20,000 | Inventory | 165,000 | ||
Capital Stock | 1,150,000 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 20,000 | ||
Salaries Payable | 10,000 | Land | 600,000 | ||
Cash | 65,000 |
Required:
1. Prepare the Current Liabilities section of Spring's 2017 balance sheet.
Spring | |
Partial Balance Sheet | |
As Of December 31, 2017 | |
Current liabilities: | |
$ | |
Total current liabilities | $ |
2. Compute Spring's working capital.
$_____________
3. Compute Spring's current ratio. Round your answer to one decimal place.
______________ : 1
What does this ratio indicate about Spring’s condition?
It seems that Spring has (Sufficient/Insufficient) ___________ current assets to meet its short-term obligations.
1) Current Liabilities are short-term
obligations which are expected to be paid or settled with one
year.
Partial Balance Sheet As
of December 31,2017
Current Liabilities : | $ |
Accounts Payable | $74,000 |
Notes Payable | $20,000 |
Salaries Payable | $10,000 |
Tax Payable | $15,000 |
Total Current Liabilities | $119,000 |
2) Working Capital represents the difference between company's current assets and its current liabilities.
Working Capital = Current Assets (Note a) -
Current Liabilities
= $285,600 - $119,000
= $166,600
Note a : Current Assets are cash and other assets that can be converted into cash within a year
Marketable Securities | $40,000 |
Net Accounts Receivable ($35,600 - $20,000) | $15,600 |
Cash | $65,000 |
Inventory | $165,000 |
Total Current Assets | $285,600 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a contra-asset account which is deducted from Accounts Receivable.
3) Current Ratio is a liquidity ratio which measures the company's abilitiy to meet its short-term obligations.
Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
= $285,600 / $119,000
= 2.4 :
1
Spring has 2.4 times more current assets current
Liabilities.
Ans : It seems that spring has Sufficient current assets to
meet its short-term obligations.