The current asset section of Stibbe Pharmaceutical Company’s balance sheet included cash of $37,000 and accounts receivable of $57,000. The only other current asset is inventories. The company’s current ratio is 2.5 and its acid-test ratio is 2.0. Determine the ending balance in inventories and total current liabilities.

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Answer:

The ending balance in inventories is $ 23500 and total current liability is $ 47000

Explanation:

Given:

Cash included in company's balance sheet, C = $ 37000

Accounts receivables, AR = $ 57000

Current ratio = 2.5

Acid-test ratio = 2.0

Now,

The current ratio is given as:

Current ratio = (C + AR + inventory) / current liabilities

thus,

on substituting the values, we get

2.5 = ($ 37000 + $ 57000 + inventory) / current liabilities

let the inventory be 'i'

and the current liability be 'L'

2.5 = (94000 + i) / L

or

2.5L - $ 94000 = i   ...............(1)

also,

Acid-test ratio is given as:

Acid-test ratio =  (C + AR) / current liabilities

on substituting the values, we get

2.0 =  ($ 37000 + $ 57000) / current liabilities

or

2.0 = $ 94000 / L

or

L = $ 47000

Substituting the value of current liability in equation (1), we have

i = 2.5 × $ 47000 - $ 94000

or

i = $ 23500

Hence,

the ending balance in inventories is $ 23500 and total current liability is $ 47000

The current liabilities mean all the liabilities which are settled into cash within the operating cycle of the firm.

The closing balance in inventories would be $23,500 and the total current liability would be $47000.

What are the current liabilities?

Current liabilities are a short-term financial obligation of any company that is callable within one year or within a normal operating cycle.

Examples:

Accounts payable, short-term debt, dividends, notes payable, etc., are all examples of current liabilities.

Computation of inventories and current liabilities:

Given that,

Cash included in company's(C) balance sheet = $37,000,

Accounts Receivables(AR)  = $57,000,

Current Ratio(CR) = 2.5,

Acid-test Ratio(ATR) = 2.0.

Now,

By putting the values in the formula of ACR, we get

[tex]\text{ATR} = \dfrac{\text{(C + AR)} }{\text{current liabilities}}\\\\\\2.0 = \dfrac{(\$37,000+\$57,000)}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\\\\\\\text{Current Liabilities} = \$47,000[/tex]

Now, put the given values and the value of the current liabilities in the formula of CR, we get

Current Ratio(CR):

[tex]\text{CR} = \dfrac{\text{(C + AR + inventory) }}{\text{Current Liabilities}}\\\\\\2.5 = \dfrac{ (\$37,000 + \$57,000 + \text{Inventory})}{\text{\$47,000}}\\\\\\ \text{Inventory}=2.5\times \text{\$47,000}- \$94,000\\\\\\ \text{Inventory}=\$23,500[/tex]

Therefore, The ending balance in inventories is $23,500 and the total current liability is $47,000.

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