Question

Assume a company's current ratio and acid-test ratio are less than 1.0 before it purchases inventory on credit. When it makes the purchase:

Answer 1

Answer: b. Its quick ratio decreases.

Explanation:

The Quick ratio is calculated net of inventory to determine if a company can cover its current liabilities with its more liquid current assets. The formula is to subtract Inventory from the Current Assets and then divided that by the Currency liabilities.

The Quick ratio will be less than before because the number of current assets will not change but the amount of current liabilities will change as the goods were purchased on credit. With a larger denominator, the resultant ratio will be less than before.