Question

The financial statements of Burnaby Mountain Trading Company are shown below. Income Statement 2017 Sales $7,000,000 Cost of Goods Sold 5,000,000 Gross Profit $2,000,000 Selling and Administrative Expenses 1,700,000 EBIT $300,000 Interest Expense 50,000 Income before Tax $250,000 Taxes 100,000 Net Income $150,000 Burnaby Mountain Trading Company 2017 2016Cash $90,000 $80,000 Accounts Receivable 810,000 800,000 Inventory 800,000 720,000 Total Current Assets $1,700,000 $1,600,000 Fixed Assets 2,600,000 2,400,000 Total Assets $4,300,000 $4,000,000 Accounts Payable $500,000 $400,000 Bank Loans 100,000 100,000 Total Current Liabilities $600,000 $500,000 Long-term Bonds 400,000 300,000 Total Liabilities $1,000,000 $800,000 Common Stock (200,000 shares) 500,000 500,000 Retainded Earnings 2,800,000 2,700,000 Total Equity $3,300,000 $3,200,000 Total Liabilities and Equity $4,300,000 $4,000,000 The firm's current ratio for 2017 is _________.a. 1.3b. 1.5c. 1.69d. 2.83

Answer 1

Answer:

d. 2.83

Explanation:

Note: The financial statement in the question are merged together. They are therefore sorted before answering the question. See the attached excel file for the full question with the sorted financial statement.

The explanation to the answer is now as follows:

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that is used in measuring whether a company has adequate resources to meet its short-term obligations or pay its liabilities from its current assets.

The current ratio provides a comparison current assets to current liabilities of a company and it can be calculated using the following formula:

Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities ................. (1)

From the 2017 balance sheet of Burnaby Mountain Trading Company, we have:

Total current assets = $1,700,000

Total current liabilities = $600,000

Substituting the values for Total current assets and Total current liabilities into equation (1), we have:

Current ratio = $1,700,000 / $600,000 = 2.83

Therefore, The firm's current ratio for 2017 is 2.83. That is, the correct option is option d. 2.83.

This indicates that the firm has more than enough current assets to pay off 2.83 or 283% of its current liabilities.

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