Assets at 12/31/03                                 Liabilities at 12/31/03             Cash                                   $   200         Short-term trade payables            $   500             Short-term trade receivables     600         Note payable to CEO, due 8/31/04 (2)...

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           Assets at12/31/03                                Liabilities at 12/31/03

           Cash                                  $   200        Short-term tradepayables           $   500

           Short-term trade receivables    600         Note payable toCEO, due 8/31/04 (2) 350

           Inventories                              700         Wagespayable                                100

           Prepaid warehouse rentals (1)300         Customeradvances(3)                    150

           Property & equipment, net      900         Income taxespayable                        50

           Totalassets                      $2,700        Bonds payable, due 2004-11 (4)      800

                                                                          Totalliabilities                           $1,950

           Notes:

           1.   Prepaid warehouse rentals cover the period1/1/04-12/31/05.

2.   Following a plan adopted on 12/31/03, the Companyborrowed $350 from the bank on 1/15/04, giving a 10% note payabledue on 8/31/05 in exchange, and used the proceeds from this loan torepay the 8/31/04 note payable.

           3.   Customer advances are for goods to be deliveredduring 2004.

4.   Bonds payable are due in annual increments of$100, beginning on 12/31/04 and ending on 12/31/11.

Shown above is a complete listing of Zed Corp.’s assets andliabilities at December 31, 2003. Zed’s 12/31/03 balance sheet willbe issued to shareholders and the SEC on or about 1/31/04.

In its contract with bondholders, Zed promises, while the bondsare outstanding, to maintain:

       a. a current ratio nosmaller than 1.75;

       b. working capital nosmaller than $500;

       c. a ratio of totalliabilities to total stockholders’ equity no greater than 3.00;and

       d. a ratio of noncurrentliabilities to total assets no greater than 0.40.

Bondholders may declare the bonds immediately due and payable ifZed violates one or more of these contract provisions.

Are Zed’s 12/31/03 balance sheet relationships in compliancewith the terms of the company’s contract with bondholders? Supportyour answer with a detailed calculation of total current assets,total current liabilities, and each of the balance sheetrelationships in (a)-(d) above.

  

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Current portion of Bonds Payable is 100 as the first installment of 100 is due on 123104 Also only 150 of the prepaid warehouse rental is current a Total current assets Cash Short Term Trade    See Answer
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