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A company currently has the following accounts: Cash: $7,000 Accounts Receivable (net): $11,000 Short-Term Investment: $3,000 Inventory: $3,000 Current Liabilities: $5,000 The company has just learned that a $4,000 accounts receivable will not be collectible. How will this change impact the current ratio? It will decrease from 4.8 to 4.0. It will increase from 4.2 to 5.0. It will decrease from 4.2 to 3.4. It will increase from 4.8 to 5.6.

A company currently has the following accounts: Cash: $7,000 Accounts Receivable (net): $11,000 Short-Term Investment: $3,000 Inventory: $3,000 Current Liabilities: $5,000 The company has just learned that a $4,000 accounts receivable will not be collectible. How will this change impact the current ratio? It will decrease from 4.8 to 4.0. It will increase from 4.2 to 5.0. It will decrease from 4.2 to 3.4. It will increase from 4.8 to 5.6.

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A company currently has the following accounts:

  • Cash: $7,000
  • Accounts Receivable (net): $11,000
  • Short-Term Investment: $3,000
  • Inventory: $3,000
  • Current Liabilities: $5,000

The company has just learned that a $4,000 accounts receivable will not be collectible.

How will this change impact the current ratio?

  • It will decrease from 4.8 to 4.0.
  • It will increase from 4.2 to 5.0.
  • It will decrease from 4.2 to 3.4.
  • It will increase from 4.8 to 5.6.
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