Selected year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporationfollow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amountsat December 31, 2016, were inventory, $51,900; total assets,$179,400; common stock, $85,000; and retained earnings,$48,534.)
CABOT CORPORATION Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
Sales | $ | 451,600 | |
Cost of goods sold | | 297,250 | |
Gross profit | | 154,350 | |
Operating expenses | | 98,600 | |
Interest expense | | 4,900 | |
Income before taxes | | 50,850 | |
Income taxes | | 20,484 | |
Net income | $ | 30,366 | |
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CABOT CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31, 2017 |
Assets | | | | Liabilities and Equity | | | |
Cash | $ | 22,000 | | Accounts payable | $ | 17,500 | |
Short-term investments | | 8,400 | | Accrued wages payable | | 4,600 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | 33,200 | | Income taxes payable | | 3,200 | |
Notes receivable (trade)* | | 4,500 | | | | | |
Merchandise inventory | | 36,150 | | Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plantassets | | 67,400 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 3,050 | | Common stock | | 85,000 | |
Plant assets, net | | 149,300 | | Retained earnings | | 78,900 | |
Total assets | $ | 256,600 | | Total liabilities and equity | $ | 256,600 | |
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* These are short-term notes receivable arising from customer(trade) sales.
Required:
Compute the following: (1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3)days' sales uncollected, (4) inventory turnover, (5) days' sales ininventory, (6) debt-to-equity ratio, (7) times interest earned, (8)profit margin ratio, (9) total asset turnover, (10) return on totalassets, and (11) return on common stockholders' equity. (Donot round intermediate calculations.)
Compute the current ratio and acid-test ratio.
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| (1) | Current Ratio | | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | = | Current Ratio | | Current assets | / | Current assets | = | Current ratio | 2017: | $4 | / | $4 | = | 1.0 | to 1 | | (2) | Acid-Test Ratio | | | | | | | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | = | Acid-Test Ratio | | | | / | | = | Acid-Test Ratio | | 2017: | $3 | / | $69 | = | 0.0 | to 1 |
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Compute the current ratio and acid-test ratio.
Compute the days' sales uncollected.
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| (3) | Days' Sales Uncollected | | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | x | Days | = | Days Sales Uncollected | | Accounts Receivable, net (includingcurrent notes receivable from customers) | / | Average accounts receivable, net | x | 365 | = | Days sales uncollected | 2017: | $33,200 | / | $4,500 | x | 365 | = | 2,692.9 | days |
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Compute the inventory turnover.
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| (4) | Inventory Turnover | | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | = | Inventory Turnover | | | / | | = | Inventory turnover | 2017: | | / | | = | 0 | times |
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Compute the days' sales in inventory.
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| (5) | Days’ Sales in Inventory | | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | x | Days | = | Days’ Sales in Inventory | | | / | | x | | = | Days’ sales in inventory | 2017: | | / | | x | | = | 0 | days |
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Compute the debt-to-equity ratio.
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| (6) | Debt-to-Equity Ratio | | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | = | Debt-to-Equity Ratio | | | / | | = | Debt-to-equity ratio | 2017: | | / | | = | 0 | to 1 |
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