Kannan Carpets,Inc.has asked you to calculate the company's current ratio for 2001.All you have is a partial balance sheet and some assumptions.Using the information provided,calculate Kannan's current ratio for 2001.
Gross profit margin = 50%
Inventory turnover (COGS/Inv)= 5
2001 sales = $3,000
Assets Liabilities & Equity
Cash ? Accounts payable $50
AR $40 Accruals ?
Inventory ? Long-term debt $400
Net fixed assets $500 Equity 250
Total assets $900 Total liab.& equity ?
A)0.3
B)0.8
C)1.6
D)2.2

Question

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To calculate the current ratio, we need to have the current assets and current liabilities.

Current assets = Cash + AR + Inventory
Current liabilities = Accounts payable + Accruals

We are given the following information:
- Accounts payable = $50
- Long-term debt = $400
- Equity = $250
- Gross profit margin = 50%
- Inventory turnover (COGS/Inv) = 5
- 2001 sales = $3,000

We can calculate the missing values as follows:

1. Cash: We do not have the value for cash, but we can assume that it is equal to Accounts payable, which is $50.

2. Accruals: We do not have the value for accruals, but we can assume that it is equal to Accounts payable, which is $50.

3. Inventory: We can calculate the inventory by using the inventory turnover ratio:
- COGS/Inv = 5
- COGS = 1 - Gross profit margin = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5
- COGS/Inv = 0.5/Inv = 5
- Inv = 0.5/5 = $0.1 thousand or $100

4. Total liab.& equity: We can calculate the total liabilities and equity by using the following equation:
- Total liab.& equity = Long-term debt + Equity = $400 + $250 = $650 thousand

Now we have all the values to calculate the current ratio:

Current assets = Cash + AR + Inventory = $50 + $40 + $100 = $190 thousand
Current liabilities = Accounts payable + Accruals = $50 + $50 = $100 thousand

Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities = $190 / $100 = 1.9

The closest answer choice is C) 1.6. Since the inventory turnover ratio is 5, we have a high inventory turnover and it means that the inventory is sold quickly. Therefore, we can assume that the inventory is used to generate revenue during the year, and the current ratio is a bit higher than the assumption.