In: Finance
Owen Monie is attempting to categorize several items
from his company's financial statements so he can determine his
working capital. Owen notices the following categories of accounts
and amounts:
•cash $8,800
•accounts payable $17,250 •accounts receivable $22,100 •sales tax
due city $3,125 •sales tax due the state department of revenue
$1,500 •inventory $26,500
•wages payable $7,100
•taxes payable (federal) $5,000 •money market fund $18,750
which statement best describes Owen's liquidity ratios?
check all that apply
•this company is sufficiently liquid, his current ratio is above
the general rule of 2.0 or higher.
•His company is not sufficiently liquid. Owen will have a difficult
time meeting his current obligations
•for every dollar of short-term creditors claims, he has more than
$2 to pay for those current obligations
•Owen quick ratio is below the general rule of one or higher
indicating liquidity problems
Answer:
Only statement A and C are correct and are checked as follows:
Explanation:
Let us calculate current ratio:
Current assets = cash + money market fund + accounts receivable + inventory
= $8,800 + 18750 + 22100 + 26500
= $76,150
Current liabilities = Accounts payable + Sales tax due city + Sales tax due the state department of revenue + Wages payable + Taxes payable (federal)
=17250 + 3125 + 1500 + 7100 + 5000
= $33,975
Current ratio = 76150 / 33975 = 2.24
Current ratio is higher than 2. As such statement A and C are correct and statement B is incorrect.
Let us calculate quick ratio:
Quick assets = 8800 + 18750 + 22100 = $49,650
Quick ratio = 49650 / 33975 = 1.46
Quick ratio is much highet than 1 indicating no liquidity problems. As such statement D is incorrect.