Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss: The costs of inventory.

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Inventory costs refer to costs used for maintaining company’s inventory. The primary purpose of maintaining inventory is to enhance profits and to obtain maximum fund for investing in business.

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21 A company's current ratio is 2.0, and its acid-test ratio is 1.0. How will these ratios be affected if the company pays cash to purchase inventory? The acid-test ratio will decrease, but the current ratio will not change. The current ratio will decrease, but the acid-test ratio will not change. O Both the current and acid-test ratios will decrease. O Neither the current ratio nor the acid-test ratio will change.
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Sales Beer sales Food sales Other sales Total sales Less cost of sales Gross margin Less marketing and administrative expenses Operating profit of pursuing capital through private investors and financial insti Sales Beer sales (48% of total sales) Food sales (55% of total sales) Other sales (5% of total sales) Total sales Variable Costs Beer (15% of beer sales). Food (35% of food sales) Other (33% of other sales) Wages of employees (25% of sales) Supplies (1% of sales) Utilities (3% of sales) Other: credit card, miscellaneous (2% of sales) Total variable costs Contribution margin Fixed Costs Salaries: manager, chef, brewer Maintenance Advertising Other: cleaning, menus, miscellaneous Insurance and accounting Property taxes Depreciation $ 789,208 1,885,158 98,658 $ 1,973,000 530,738 $1,442,262 1,128,430 $ 313,832 Debt service (interest on debt) Total fixed costs Operating profit $ 789,200 1,885,158 98,650 $ 118,388 379,803 32,555 493,258 19,730 58,898 39,268 $ 135,500 30,200 28,200…

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