Answer each of the questions in the following unrelated situations.

$($a$)$ The current ratio of a company is $5$:$1$ and its acid$-$test ratio is $1$:$1.$ If the inventories and prepaid items amount to $$456,000,$ what is the amount of current liabilities?

Current liabilities $

$($b$)$ A company had an average inventory last year of $$218,000$ and its inventory turnover was $6.$ 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?

Average inventory

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$($c$)$ A company has current assets of $$84,000($of which $$39,000$ is imventory and prepaid items$)$ and current liabilities of $$39,000.$ What is the current ratio? What is the acid$-$test ratio? If the company borrows $$14\mathrm{.}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, eg$.2\mathrm{.}50.)$

$($d$)$ A company has current assets of $$607\mathrm{.}000$ and current liabilities of $$243,000.$ The board of directors declares a cash dividend of $$162\mathrm{.}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$8.250.)$

Current ratio after the declaration but before payment

Current ratio after the payment of the dividend