Question: The Hopewell Pharmaceutical Company's balance sheet & income statement for last year are as follows:
Balance Sheet (in Millions of Dollars)
Assets Liabilities & Equity
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Cash and Marketable securities
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$1,100
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Accounts Payable
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$900
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Accounts receivable
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1,300
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Accrued liabilities
(Salaries and benefits)
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300
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Inventories
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800
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Other Current liabilities
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700
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Other current assets
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200
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Total current liabilities
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$1,900
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Total current assets
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$3,400
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Long-term debt and other liabilities
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1,000
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Plant and equipment (net)
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2,300
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Common stock
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1,800
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Other Assets
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1,000
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Retained earnings
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2,000
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Total Assets
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$6,700
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Total Stockholders' equity
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3,800
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Total liabilities and equity
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$6,700
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|
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Assume that average inventory over the year was $800 million, that is, same as ending inventory.
Income Statement [In millions of dollars]
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Net Sales
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$6,500
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Cost of sales
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1,500
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Selling, general, and administrative expenses
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2,500
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Other expenses
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800
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Total expenses
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$4,800
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Earnings before taxes
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1,700
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Taxes
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680
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Earnings after taxes (net income)
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$1,020
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[A] Calculate Hopewell's cash conversion cycle.
[B] Make an interpretation of the value calculated in [A].