Question

If a company's current ratio increases from 1.2 to 1.4 from one year to the next, and its quick ratio decreases from 0.2 to 0.15 over the same time period, this indicates: a. the current liabilities have decreased. b. the inventory management should be further examined. c. the liquidity must have increased. d. the accounts receivable have decreased.

Answer 1

Answer: b. the inventory management should be further examined.

Explanation:

The Quick ratio is calculated by deducting inventory from the current assets and then dividing that amount by current liabilities while the Current ratio is simply dividing the current assets by the current liabilities.

If the Current ratio increased, it means that the company has more current assets per current liabilities from last year. The fact that the quick ratio dropped however, points to most of the current asset increase being the inventory which means that the company is carrying a lot of inventory.

Their management of inventory such that they are carrying such amounts therefore needs to be further examined before a decision is made on their liquidity.