The statement of financial position (extract) of Kent Pty Ltd as at 30 June 2019 is given below:
Kent Pty Ltd Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2019 |
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Current Assets |
Current Liabilities |
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Cash Receivables Inventories Prepaid expenses |
360 000 251 200 540 800 49 600 $1 201 600 |
Payables Other liabilities |
360 000 416 000
$776 000 |
The company signed a loan agreement in early 2019 that requires the company to maintain a minimum current ratio of 1.6:1. Management has become concerned that this requirement may not be met and thus plans to conduct one of the following transactions on the last day of the financial year.
Purchase $24 000 worth of inventory on credit.
Borrow $50,000 using a long-term bank loan.
Required:
Which of the above transactions would you recommend to the management? Why? Show your workings to support your conclusion.
You may use the following formula for your calculation
Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
Quick Ratio = (Cash assets + Receivables)/Current Liabilities
Debt Ratio = Total liabilities/Total assets
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