Torstar Corporation is a media company that publishes newspapers and digital media. The company reports...

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Torstar Corporation is a media company that publishes newspapers and digital media. The company reports the following current assets and current liabilities at December 19,20119(in thousands).
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - $58,453
Assets held for sale - $6,021
Cash and cash equivalents - $42,177
Deferred revenue - $12,691
Derivative financial instruments -16
Income taxes payable - $107
Inventories - $2,709
Lease liabilities - $4,096
Prepaid expenses - $5,141
Provisions - $24,253
Receivables - $120,924
Restricted cash - $8,225
Part A is done and the correct answer is shown in the screenshot below.
I need help with PART B for acid-test ratio (the incorrect answer is seen in the screenshot below bordered in red). I already correctly figured out the current ratio (seen in screenshot).
For the Acid-Test Ratio use the formula:
Cash + Short term investments + Receivables/Current Liabiltes. Then include Restricted Cash in the numerator total.
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