The following data were taken from the balance sheet of Albertini Company at the end of two recent fiscal years: Current Year Previous Year Current assets: Cash $620,200 $495,600 Marketable securities 718,100 557,600 Accounts and notes receivable (net) 293,700 185,800 Inventories 314,200 179,900 Prepaid expenses 161,8
The following data were taken from the balance sheet of Albertini Company at the end of two recent fiscal years: Current Year Previous Year Current assets: Cash $620,200 $495,600 Marketable securities 718,100 557,600 Accounts and notes receivable (net) 293,700 185,800 Inventories 314,200 179,900 Prepaid expenses 161,8
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Current Position Analysis
The following data were taken from the
Current Year | Previous Year | |||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash | $620,200 | $495,600 | ||||
Marketable securities | 718,100 | 557,600 | ||||
Accounts and notes receivable (net) | 293,700 | 185,800 | ||||
Inventories | 314,200 | 179,900 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 161,800 | 115,100 | ||||
Total current assets | $2,108,000 | $1,534,000 | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts and notes payable | ||||||
(short-term) | $394,400 | $413,000 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 285,600 | 177,000 | ||||
Total current liabilities | $680,000 | $590,000 |
a. Determine for each year (1) the
Current Year | Previous Year | |||||
1. Working capital | $fill in the blank 1 | $fill in the blank 2 | ||||
2. Current ratio | fill in the blank 3 | fill in the blank 4 | ||||
3. Quick ratio | fill in the blank 5 | fill in the blank 6 |
b. The liquidity of Albertini has
from the preceding year to the current year. The working capital, current ratio, and quick ratio have all
. Most of these changes are the result of an
in current assets relative to current liabilities.
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