Some of the accounts appearing in the year-end financial statements of Glaven, Inc., are as follows. This list includes all of the company's current assets and current liabilities.
Sales ...................................................... $2,500,000
Accumulated depreciation: equipment .............. 180,000
Notes payable (due in 120 days) ..................... 85,000
Retained earnings ...................................... 240,000
Cash ..................................................... 61,000
Capital stock .......................................... 250,000
Marketable securities ................................ 175,000
Accounts payable ................................... 105,000
Mortgage payable (due in 20 years) ................. 650,000
Salaries payable ........................................ 7,200
Dividends ............................................. 20,000
Income taxes payable .............................. 14,400
Accounts receivable ............................... 217,000
Inventory ............................................ 195,000
Unearned revenue .................................. 15,000
Unexpired insurance ................................ 8,000
Instructions
a. Prepare a schedule of the company's current assets and current liabilities. Select the appropriate items from the list.
b. Compute the current ratio and the amount of working capital. Explain how each of these measurements is computed. State, with reasons, whether you consider the company to be in a strong or weak current position.