Praxis Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has decided to take a closer look at the firm’s short-term assets and liabilities. Praxis’s balance sheet follows: Praxis Corporation (Praxis) Balance Sheet           Cash $1,700,000   Accounts payable $4,080,000 Accounts receivable $5,950,000   Accruals $2,550,000 Inventory $9,350,000   Notes payable $3,570,000 Total current assets $17,000,000   Total current liabilities $10,200,000       Long-term debt $15,300,000         Total debt $25,500,000       Common equity $5,100,000 Net plant and equipment $25,500,000   Retained earnings $11,900,000         Total equity $17,000,000 Total assets $42,500,000   Total liabilities and equity $42,500,000   The value of Praxis’s net working capital is_____________. And, Praxis’s current ratio is_____________.   Assume that Praxis Corporation decides to acquire an additional $2,125,000 in inventories and pay using its accounts payable. Given the condition of the company noted in the balance sheet, this activity should be expected to cause Praxis’s current ratio to_____________(Pick either Increase, decrease, or stay the same.)

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Net working capital, working capital balances, and the current ratio

Praxis Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has decided to take a closer look at the firm’s short-term assets and liabilities. Praxis’s balance sheet follows:
Praxis Corporation (Praxis) Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
Cash $1,700,000   Accounts payable $4,080,000
Accounts receivable $5,950,000   Accruals $2,550,000
Inventory $9,350,000   Notes payable $3,570,000
Total current assets $17,000,000   Total current liabilities $10,200,000
      Long-term debt $15,300,000
        Total debt $25,500,000
      Common equity $5,100,000
Net plant and equipment $25,500,000   Retained earnings $11,900,000
        Total equity $17,000,000
Total assets $42,500,000   Total liabilities and equity $42,500,000
 
The value of Praxis’s net working capital is_____________. And, Praxis’s current ratio is_____________.
 
Assume that Praxis Corporation decides to acquire an additional $2,125,000 in inventories and pay using its accounts payable. Given the condition of the company noted in the balance sheet, this activity should be expected to cause Praxis’s current ratio to_____________(Pick either Increase, decrease, or stay the same.)
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