Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.35BE
1.
To determine
the (a) quick (acid-test) ratio and (b) days sales outstanding for 2018 and evaluate ratio as strong or weak.
2.
To determine
To recommend: The two ways to speed up the cash flow from receivables.
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2019
2018
Ratio Category
1. Current ratio
0.67
0.64
Liquidity
2. Quick ratio / Acid-test ratio
0.58
0.54
Liquidity
3. Accounts receivable turnover
27.12
n/a
Liquidity
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Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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