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0 0 Required information The following information applies to the questions displayed below) You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensive analysis of the company's financial statements, including comparing Lydex's performance to its major competitors. The company's financial statements for the last two years are as follows: Lydex Conpany Comparative Balance Sheet This Year Last Year Assets Current assets: Cash $ 910,000 $ 1,150,000 Marketable securities 300,000 Accounts receivable, net 2,500,000 1,600,000 Inventory 3,550,000 2,000,000 Prepaid expenses 250,000 190,000 Total current assets 7,210,000 5,240,000 Plant and equipment, net 9,420,000 9,000,000 Total assets $16, 630,000 $14,240,000 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Current liabilities $ 3,960,000 $ 2,880,000 Note payable, 18% 3,640,000 3,040,000 Total liabilities 7,600,000 5,920,000 Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $70 par value 7,000,000 7,000,000 Retained earnings 2.930,000 1,320,000 Total stockholders' equity 9,030,000 8,320,000 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $16, 630,000 $14,240,000 es Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) $ 15,810,000 $13,080,000 Cost of goods sold 12,648,000 9,810,000 Gross margin 3,162,000 3,270,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,298,000 1,584,000 Net operating incone 1,864,000 1,686,000 Interest expense 364,000 304,000 Net income before taxes 1,500,000 1,382,800 Income taxes (309) 450.000 414,600 Net income 1,050,000 967,400 Common dividends 340,000 483700 Net income retained 710,000 483,700 Beginning retained earnings 1,320,000 B36 300 Ending retained earnings $ 2,030,000 $1,320,000 Lydex Company Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation This Year Last Year Sales (all on account) $15,810,000 $13,080,000 Cost of goods sold 12,648,000 9,810, Bee Gross margin 3,162,000 3,270,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,298,000 1,584,000 Net operating income 1,864,000 1,686,000 Interest expense 354,000 304,080 Net income before taxes 1,500,000 1,382,800 Income taxes (305) 450,000 414,600 Net income 1,050,000 967, 480 Common dividends 340,000 483,700 Net income retained 710,000 483,700 Beginning retained earnings 1,320,000 836 300 Ending retained earnings $ 2,030,000 $ 1,320,000 To begin your assignment you gather the following financial data and ratios that are typical of companies in Lydex Company's Industry Current ratio Acid-test ratio Average collection period Average sale period Return on assets Debt-to-equity ratio Times interest earned ratio Price-earnings ratio 2.3 1.0 40 days 60 days 8.7 8.7 5.7 10 3. You decide, finally, to assess the company's liquidity and asset management. For both this year and last year, compute a. Working capital b. The current ratio. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) c. The acid-test ratio (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1.620,000) (Use 365 days in a year, Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.) e. The average sole period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $1,980,000.) (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.) 1. The operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal place.) 9. The total asset tumover (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $13,020,000) (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places)