Question: 1. Go to the website of Siemens. Download the company's latest annual report and look at segment C, which provides details of Siemen's financial performance. Explore which ratios are presented and how are they computed. In which way does it differ from the presentation in this chapter?
2. (Evaluating liquidity) Aylward, Inc. currently has $2,145,000 in current assets and $858,000 in current liabilities. The company's managers want to increase the firm's inventory, which will be financed by a short-term note with the bank. What level of inventories can the firm carry without its current ratio falling below 2.0?