Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the fiscal year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 800,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the companys common stock at the end of the year was $18. All of the companys sales are on account.

Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands)
	This Year			Last Year
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	1,280		$	1,560
Accounts receivable, net		12,300			9,100
Inventory		9,700			8,200
Prepaid expenses		1,800			2,100
Total current assets		25,080			20,960
Property and equipment:
Land		6,000			6,000
Buildings and equipment, net		19,200			19,000
Total property and equipment		25,200			25,000
Total assets	$	50,280		$	45,960
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	9,500		$	8,300
Accrued liabilities		600			700
Notes payable, short term		300			300
Total current liabilities		10,400			9,300
Long-term liabilities:
Bonds payable		5,000			5,000
Total liabilities		15,400			14,300
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		800			800
Additional paid-in capital		4,200			4,200
Total paid-in capital		5,000			5,000
Retained earnings		29,880			26,660
Total stockholders' equity		34,880			31,660
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	50,280		$	45,960

Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)
	This Year			Last Year
Sales	$	79,000		$	74,000
Cost of goods sold		52,000			48,000
Gross margin		27,000			26,000
Selling and administrative expenses:
Selling expenses		8,500			8,000
Administrative expenses		12,000			11,000
Total selling and administrative expenses		20,500			19,000
Net operating income		6,500			7,000
Interest expense		600			600
Net income before taxes		5,900			6,400
Income taxes		2,360			2,560
Net income		3,540			3,840
Dividends to common stockholders		320			600
Net income added to retained earnings		3,220			3,240
Beginning retained earnings		26,660			23,420
Ending retained earnings	$	29,880		$	26,660

Required: Using the information above as needed, calculate, or comment as appropriate, regarding the following ratios for the CURRENT YEAR:

1. Working Capital

2. Current Ratio

3. Acid-Test (Quick) Ratio

4. Briefly comment (one or two sentences) about the collective information provided by the ratios 1-3.

5. Accounts Receivable Turnover

6. Average Collection Period (Days Sales Outstanding in Receivables)

7. Briefly comment (one or two sentences) about the information in 5 & 6. If credit terms are 2/10;n 30, would you be concerned? Why or why not?

8. Inventory Turnover

9. Average Sales Period (Days Sales in Inventory)

10. Briefly comment (one or two sentences) about the information in 8 &9. If the industry average for # 8 is 3, would you be concerned? Why or why not?

11. Times Interest Earned

12. Simply explain the purpose of the Times Interest Earned Calculation

13. Gross Margin

14. Return on Assets

15. Return on Equity

16. If the owners could alternatively earn 15% in outside investments, would they choose to invest this money within the company or in their outside investments? Why?

17. Calculate the Earnings Per Share

18. Calculate the Price Earnings Ratio

19. Briefly explain the difference between a horizontal analysis and vertical analysis.

20. Using the information below, comment on the following items:
    1. Accounts Receivable-Horizontal analysis in dollars and %

2. Accounts Receivable- for current year and prior year, vertical analysis %

3. Briefly comment on your results in a. and b.

4. Selling Expenses-Horizontal analysis in dollars and %

5. Selling Expenses - for current year and prior year, vertical analysis %

6. Briefly comment on your results in d. and e.