Compute three measures of profitability


Problem: Presented below is financial information related to Vi-Gro Corporation for the year 2002.  Unless otherwise stated, all balances are ending balances.

Accounts payable                                                              $   874,200

Accounts receivable                                                             1,000,800

Accumulated depreciation-  Equipment                                  1,560.000

Administrative expenses                                                        420,000

Bonds payable                                                                    3,400,000

Cash                                                                                     125,000

Common stock                                                                    2,200,000

Cost of goods sold                                                                2,285,000

Dividends                                                                               290,000

Equipment                                                                            5,894,000

Gain on the sale of land                                                             87,000

Interest expense                                                                      108,000

Interest revenue                                                                        94,000

Inventories                                                                               984,000

Marketable securities (short-term)                                            1,175,000

Net sales                                                                                 3,670,000

Notes payable (short-term)                                                       1,136,500

Other long-term debt                                                                   401,300

Patents and other intangibles                                                     1,250,100

Prepaid expenses                                                                        356,100

Retained earnings (January 1, 2002)                                             833,000

Selling expenses                                                                          368,000


Vi-Gro Corporation had 88,000 shares of common stock outstanding for the entire year.  Its effective income tax rate for state and federal income taxes combined is 35 percent.
                                                                                 
a. Prepare a multiple –step income statement.

b. Prepare a single-step income statement

c. Prepare a retained earnings statement.

d. Prepare a classified balance sheet.

e. Compute the following balance sheet relationships:

1. current ratio.
2. the amount of working capital
3. debt to total assets ratio.

What insights do these relationships provide to the reader of the financial statements?

f. Compute three measures of profitability. What insights do these relationships provide to the reader of the financial statements?     

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