The Robinson Company has the following current assets and current liabilities for these two years:
2016 2017
Cash and marketable securities $50,000 $50,000
Accounts receivable 300,000 350,000
Inventories 350,000 500,000
Total current assets $700,000 $900,000
Accounts payable $200,000 $250,000
Bank loan 0 $150,000
Accruals $150,000 $200,000
Total current liabilities $350,000 $600,000
a. Compare the current ratios between the two years.
b. Compare the acid test ratios between 2016 and 2017. Comment on your findings
Current ratio of year 2016 is more efficient than 2017 because the current ratio norm is 2:1. It means for every one Dollar of liability 2 dollars of current assets to be maintained.
Acid test ratio norm is 1 : 1. That means for every 1 Dollar of liability 1 dollar of current assets to be maintained. In year 2016 it is exactly as per norm. So year 2016 effective as compared year 2017.
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