Question

Over the past year, the current assets account on the common-size balance sheet of a firm has decreased, while the current liabilities account on the common-size balance sheet of the same firm increased. The firm has ________ its liquidity over the past year.

Answer 1

Answer:

Decreased

Explanation:

Liquidity or current ratio =  Current Assets / Current liabilities

If the current asset has been decreased and the current liabilities has been increased then the answer would be higher than before.

The current ratio tells the same and the only difference written above and in current ratio is that the above mentioned Answer is conceptual based whereas current ratio uses numerical values of current assets and current liabilities written in the balance sheet.

Current ratio tells us that whether or not the company is able to meet its short term liabilities (Current Liabilities) using its short term asset (Current Assets).

Remember that the current assets are the assets that are convertible to cash within next 12 months. Whereas current liabilities are the liabilities which we have to pay in cash within the next 12 months.