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Chapter 2: Q3-5DQ (page 75)
Is there any validity in rule-of-thumb ratios for all corporations, such asa current ratio of 2 to 1 or debt to assets of 50 percent?
No rule of thumb is valid for all corporations.
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The Holtzman Corporation has assets of \(400,000, current liabilities of \)50,000, and long-term liabilities of \(100,000. There is \)40,000 in preferred stock outstanding; 20,000 shares of common stock have been issued.
a. Compute book value (net worth) per share.
b. If there is $22,000 in earnings available to common stockholders and
Holtzman’s stock has a P/E of 18 times earnings per share, what is the current
price of the stock?
c. What is the ratio of market value per share to book value per share?
For December 31, 20X1, the balance sheet of Baxter Corporation was as follows:
Current assets | Liabilities | ||
Cash | \(15,000 | Accounts payable | \)17,000 |
Accounts receivable | 20,000 | Notes payable | 25,000 |
Inventory | 30,000 | Bonds payable | 55,000 |
Prepaid expenses | 12,500 | ||
Fixed assets | Stockholder’s equity | ||
Plant and equipment (gross) Less: accumulated depreciation | \(255,000 51,000 | Preferred stock | \)25,000 |
Net plant and equipment | \(204,000 | Common stock | 60,000 |
Paid in capital | 30,000 | ||
Retained earnings | 69,500 | ||
Total assets | \)281,500 | Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity | \(281,500 |
Sales for 20X2 were \)245,000, and the cost of goods sold was 60 percent of sales. Selling and administrative expense was \(24,500. Depreciation expense was 8 percent of plant and equipment (gross) at the beginning of the year. Interest expense for the notes payable was 10 percent, while the interest rate on the bonds payable was 12 percent. This interest expense is based on December 31, 20X1 balances. The tax rate averaged 20 percent.
\)2,500 in preferred stock dividends were paid, and \(5,500 in dividends were paid to common stockholders. There were 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
During 20X2, the cash balance and prepaid expenses balances were
unchanged. Accounts receivable and inventory increased by 10 percent. A new machine was purchased on December 31, 20X2, at a cost of \)40,000. Accounts payable increased by 20 percent. Notes payable increased by \(6,500 and bonds payable decreased by \)12,500, both at the end of the year. The preferred stock, common stock, and paid-in capital in excess of par accounts did not change.
c. Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 20X2.
If we divide users of ratios into short-term lenders, long-term lenders, and stockholders, which ratios would each group be most interested in, and forwhat reasons?
Elizabeth Tailors Inc. has assets of $8,940,000 and turns over its assets 1.9 times per year. Return on assets is 13.5 percent. What is the firm’s profit margin (returns on sales)?
For December 31, 20X1, the balance sheet of Baxter Corporation was as follows:
Current assets | Liabilities | ||
Cash | \(15,000 | Accounts payable | \)17,000 |
Accounts receivable | 20,000 | Notes payable | 25,000 |
Inventory | 30,000 | Bonds payable | 55,000 |
Prepaid expenses | 12,500 | ||
Fixed assets | Stockholder’s equity | ||
Plant and equipment (gross) Less: accumulated depreciation | \(255,000 51,000 | Preferred stock | \)25,000 |
Net plant and equipment | \(204,000 | Common stock | 60,000 |
Paid in capital | 30,000 | ||
Retained earnings | 69,500 | ||
Total assets | \)281,500 | Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity | \(281,500 |
Sales for 20X2 were \)245,000, and the cost of goods sold was 60 percent of sales. Selling and administrative expense was \(24,500. Depreciation expense was 8 percent of plant and equipment (gross) at the beginning of the year. Interest expense for the notes payable was 10 percent, while the interest rate on the bonds payable was 12 percent. This interest expense is based on December 31, 20X1 balances. The tax rate averaged 20 percent.
\)2,500 in preferred stock dividends were paid, and \(5,500 in dividends were paid to common stockholders. There were 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
During 20X2, the cash balance and prepaid expenses balances were
unchanged. Accounts receivable and inventory increased by 10 percent. A new machine was purchased on December 31, 20X2, at a cost of \)40,000. Accounts payable increased by 20 percent. Notes payable increased by \(6,500 and bonds payable decreased by \)12,500, both at the end of the year. The preferred stock, common stock, and paid-in capital in excess of par accounts did not change.
b. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for 20X2.
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