Selected year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet...

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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 sold297,250
Gross profit154,350
Operating expenses98,600
Interest expense4,900
Income before taxes50,850
Income taxes20,484
Net income$30,366
CABOT CORPORATION
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2017
AssetsLiabilities and Equity
Cash$22,000Accounts payable$17,500
Short-term investments8,400Accrued wages payable4,600
Accounts receivable, net33,200Income taxes payable3,200
Notes receivable (trade)*4,500
Merchandise inventory36,150Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plantassets67,400
Prepaid expenses3,050Common stock85,000
Plant assets, net149,300Retained earnings78,900
Total assets$256,600Total liabilities and equity$256,600


* 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.

(1)Current Ratio
Choose Numerator:/Choose Denominator:=Current Ratio
Current assets/Current assets=Current ratio
2017:$4/$4=1.0to 1
(2)Acid-Test Ratio
Choose Numerator:/Choose Denominator:=Acid-Test Ratio
/=Acid-Test Ratio
2017:$3/$69=0.0to 1

Compute the current ratio and acid-test ratio.

Compute the days' sales uncollected.

(3)Days' Sales Uncollected
Choose Numerator:/Choose Denominator:xDays=Days Sales Uncollected
Accounts Receivable, net (includingcurrent notes receivable from customers)/Average accounts receivable, netx365=Days sales uncollected
2017:$33,200/$4,500x365=2,692.9days

Compute the inventory turnover.

(4)Inventory Turnover
Choose Numerator:/Choose Denominator:=Inventory Turnover
/=Inventory turnover
2017:/=0times

Compute the days' sales in inventory.

(5)Days’ Sales in Inventory
Choose Numerator:/Choose Denominator:xDays=Days’ Sales in Inventory
/x=Days’ sales in inventory
2017:/x=0days

Compute the debt-to-equity ratio.

(6)Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Choose Numerator:/Choose Denominator:=Debt-to-Equity Ratio
/=Debt-to-equity ratio
2017:/=0to 1

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1 Current ratio Formula Current Asset Current Liabilities Current Assets Cash Short Term Investments Accounts Receivable Merchandise Inventory Prepaid Expenses Notes Receivable 22000 8400 33200 36150 3050 4500 107300 Current    See Answer
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