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Using Financial Information to Identify Mystery CompaniesThe following selected financial...

Using Financial Information to Identify Mystery Companies

The following selected financial data pertain to four unidentified companies:

 

COMPANIES

1

2

3

4

Balance Sheet Data

 

 

 

 

(component percentage)

 

 

 

 

Cash

7.3

21.6

6.1

11.3

Accounts receivable

28.2

39.7

3.2

22.9

Inventory

21.6

0.6

1.8

27.5

Property and equipment

32.1

18.0

74.6

25.1

Income Statement Data

 

 

 

 

(component percentage)

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

15.3

N/A*

N/A

43.4

Profit before taxes

1.7

3.2

2.4

6.9

Selected Ratios

 

 

 

 

Current ratio

1.5

1.2

0.6

1.9

Inventory turnover ratio

27.4

N/A

N/A

3.3

Debt-to-equity ratio

1.7

2.2

5.7

1.3

*N/A = Not applicable

 

 

 

 

This financial information pertains to the following companies:

a. Travel agency

b. Hotel

c. Meat packer

d. Drug company

Required:

Match each company with its financial information.

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