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1) From the WSJ 12/15/19: “Three years ago, Simon Brown, a 36-year-old public-relations professional in Washington, D.C., purchased a 1938 Joe DiMaggio baseball card for $1,500. Its value now: $2,500, up about two-thirds, based on sales records for comparable cards, he says.” What is Simon Brown’s annual rate of return on his investment (hint: it is not 2/3
2) You are given the following information: Cash = $407, Inventory = $579, Notes payable = $301, Long-term debt = $1,680, Accounts payable = $393, Accounts receivable = $265, Net fixed assets= $6,141 and Total shareholder equity = ???. Build a balance sheet and solve for and include shareholder’s equity. a.What is the company’s quick ratio? b.What is the company’s total debt to equity ratio? c.What is the company’s total working capital
Answer to 1: Calculation of annual rate of return on investment:
Amount invested 3 years ago: $ 1500, Current year value= $ 2500
Appreciation in value of investment= 2500-1500
= $ 1000
Annual Rate of Return = ((Capital Appreciation*100)/ Investment)* 1/ No. of years
= ((1000*100)/1500)/3
= 100000/4500
= 22.2222222222%
Answer 2: Calculation of various ratio:
Preparation of Balance Sheet
Liabilities & Equity | Amount | Assets | Amount |
Notes Payable | 301.00 | Cash | 407.00 |
Long Term Debt | 1,680.00 | Inventory | 579.00 |
Accounts Payable | 393.00 | Accounts Receivable | 265.00 |
Shareholder's Equity (Balancing Figure) | 5,018.00 | Net Fixed Assets | 6,141.00 |
Total | 7,392.00 | Total | 7,392.00 |
Calculation of Ratios:
a. Quick Ratio= Quick Assets/ Current Liabilites
Quick Assets excludes inventory.
Therefore Quick Assets = Cash + Accounts Receivable
=407+265
= $ 672
Current Liabilites= Notes Payable +Accounts Payable
=301+393
= $ 694
Quick Ratio= 672/694
= 0.9683
b. Total Debt to Equity Ratio= Total Debt / Equity
Total Debt= Long Term Debt + Current Liabilities
= 1680+694
= $ 2374
Equity = $ 5018
Total Debt to Equity Ratio= 2374/5018
= 0.4731
c. Total Working Capital: Working Capital is of two types:
Gross Working Capital (Total Working Capital): It means only the total of current assets
Net Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilites
Current Assets= Cash+ Inventory + Accounts Receivable
= 407+579+265
=$ 1251
Total Working Capital = $ 1251
Net Working Capital = 1251-694
=$557