Changes in Various Ratios
Presented below is selected information for Brimmer Company:
| 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales revenue | $913,000 | $840,000 |
| Cost of goods sold | 578,000 | 542,000 |
| Interest expense | 23,000 | 20,000 |
| Income tax expense | 30,000 | 24,000 |
| Net income | 64,000 | 52,000 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 68,000 | 55,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Accounts receivable (net), December 31 | 129,000 | 120,000 |
| Inventory, December 31 | 199,000 | 160,000 |
| Stockholders' equity, December 31 | 453,000 | 400,000 |
| Total assets, December 31 | 733,000 | 660,000 |
Required
Calculate the following ratios for 2013. The 2012 results are given
for comparative purposes.
Round answers to one decimal place. Use 365 days in a year.
| 2012 | 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gross profit percentage | 35.5% | % | ||
| 2. Return on assets | 8.3% | % | ||
| 3. Return on sales | 6.2% | % | ||
| 4. Return on common stockholders' equity | ||||
| (no preferred stock was outstanding) | 13.9% | % | ||
| 5. Accounts receivable turnover | 8.0 | |||
| 6. Average collection period | 45.6 | days | days | |
| 7. Inventory turnover | 3.6 | |||
| 8. Times-interest-earned ratio | 4.8 | |||
| 9. Operating-cash-flow-to-capital-expenditures ratio | 1.2 |
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| Fixed Cost per Month |
Cost per Car Washed |
||||||
| Cleaning supplies | $ | 0.60 | |||||
| Electricity | $ | 1,100 | $ | 0.07 | |||
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| Lavage Rapide | ||
| Income Statement | ||
| For the Month Ended August 31 | ||
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| Expenses: | ||
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