Assets | Current assets | Cash | $ 22,100 | Debt investments | 34,800 | Accounts receivable (net) | 90,700 | Inventory | 155,000 | Total current assets | 302,600 | Plant assets (net) | 461,300 | Total Assets | $763,900 | | Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | | | Current liabilities | | | Accounts payable | $119,700 | | | Income taxes payable | 29,000 | | | Total current liabilities | 148,700 | | | Bonds payable | 110,000 | | | Total liabilities | 258,700 | | | Stockholders equity | | | Common stock | 170,000 | | | Retained earnings | 335,200 | | | Total stockholders equity | 505,200 | | | Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $763,900 | | Net cash provided by operating activities | $61,300 | Capital expenditures | $42,000 | Dividends paid | $10,000 | Average number of shares outstanding | 65,000 | | | | | | Tasks (a) Compute the following values and ratios for 2009(We provide the results from 2008 for comparative purposes.) (i) Current ratio. (2008: 2.4:1) (ii) Net Working capital. (2008: $178,000) (iii) Debt to assets ratio. (2008: 31%) (iv) Free cash flow. (2008: $13,000) (v) Earnings per share. (2008: $1.35) (b) Using your calculations from part (a), discuss changes from 2008 in liquidity, solvency, and profitability. |