Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259307959
Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.9AP
Selected financial data regarding current assets and current liabilities for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises, are as follows:
| ($ in millions) | ACME Corporation | Wayne Enterprises |
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,494 | $ 541 |
| Current investments | 125 | |
| Net receivables | 1,395 | 217 |
| Inventory | 10,710 | 8,600 |
| Other current assets | 773 | 301 |
| Total current assets | $15,372 | $9,784 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Current debt | $ 1,321 | $ 47 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 8,871 | 5,327 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,270 | 2,334 |
| Total current liabilities | $11,462 | $7,708 |
Required:
1. Calculate the
2. Calculate the acid-test (quick) ratio for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises. Which company has the better ratio?
3. How would the purchase of additional inventory on credit affect the current ratio? How would it affect the acid-test ratio?
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Selected financial data regarding current assets and current liabilities for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises, are as follows:
АСМЕ
Wayne
Enterprises
($ in millions)
Current assets:
Corporation
$ 275
530
Cash and cash equivalents
369
Current investments
Net receivables
575
196
Inventory
Other current assets
10,545
1,367
8,509
245
Total current assets
$12,862
$9,755
Current liabilities:
Current debt
$ 8,521
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
$4,400
1,051
2,416
ר1,79
1,008
Total current liabilities
$11,326
$7,867
Required:
1-a. Calculate the current ratio for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises. (Enter your answers in millions. For example,
$5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5.)
Current Ratio
ACME Corporation
Wayne Enterprises
Cash
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