What will average inventory have to be during the current


(a) The current ratio of a company is 6:1 and its acid-test ratio is 1:1. If the inventories and prepaid items amount to $523,000, what is the amount of current liabilities?

(b) A company had an average inventory last year of $210,000 and its inventory turnover was 5. If sales volume and unit cost remain the same this year as last and inventory turnover is 8 this year, what will average inventory have to be during the current year? (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

(c) A company has current assets of $95,000 (of which $38,000 is inventory and prepaid items) and current liabilities of $38,000. What is the current ratio? What is the acid-test ratio? If the company borrows $13,000 cash from a bank on a 120-day loan, what will its current ratio be? What will the acid-test ratio be? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.50.)

(d) A company has current assets of $604,000 and current liabilities of $218,000. The board of directors declares a cash dividend of $183,000. What is the current ratio after the declaration but before payment? What is the current ratio after the payment of the dividend? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.50.)

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