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Calculate profitability and liquidity measures Presented here are the comparative balance...

Calculate profitability and liquidity measures Presented here are the comparative balance sheets of Hames, Inc., at December 31, 2011 and 2010. Sales for the year ended December 31, 2011, totaled $580,000.

HAMES, INC.

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

2011

2010

Assets

 

 

Cash

$ 21,000

$ 19,000

Accounts receivable

78,000

72,000

Merchandise inventory

103,000

99,000

Total current assets

$202,000

$190,000

 

50,000

40,000

Plant and equipment

125,000

110,000

Less: Accumulated depreciation

(65,000 )

(60,000 )

 

$312,000

$280,000

Liabilities

 

$ 18,000

$ 17,000

 

56,000

48,000

Other accrued liabilities

20,000

18,000

Total current liabilities

$ 94,000

$ 83,000

 

22,000

30,000

 

$116,000

$113,000

Owners’ Equity

Common stock, no par, 100,000 shares authorized,

 

 

40,000 and 25,000 shares issued, respectively

$ 74,000

$ 59,000

Retained earnings:

 

 

Beginning balance

$108,000

$ 85,000

Net income for the year

34,000

28,000

Dividends for the year

(20,000 )

(5,000)

Ending balance

$122,000

$108,000

Total owners’ equity

$196,000

$167,000

Total liabilities and owners’ equity

$312,000

$280,000

Required:

a.Calculate ROI for 2011. Round your percentage answer to two decimal places.


b. Calculate ROE for 2011. Round your percentage answer to one decimal place.


c. Calculate working capital at December 31, 2011.


d. Calculate the current ratio at December 31, 2011. Round your answer to two decimal places.


e. Calculate the acid-test ratio at December 31, 2011. Round your answer to two decimal places.


f.  Assume that on December 31, 2011, the treasurer of Hames, Inc., decided to pay $15,000 of accounts payable. Explain what impact, if any, this payment will have on the answers you calculated for parts a-d (increase, decrease, or no effect).


g. Assume that instead of paying $15,000 of accounts payable on December 31, 2011, Hames, Inc., collected $15,000 of accounts receivable. Explain what impact, if any, this receipt will have on the answers you calculated for parts a-d (increase, decrease, or no effect).

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