Following are data from the statements of two companies selling comparable products:   Current Year-End Balance Sheets       Sun Company Zeng Company Cash.........................................................................................         119.00         180.00 Notes receivable.......................................................................          77.00          32.00 Accounts receivable, net...........................................................         420.00         640.00 Merchandise inventory..............................................................         588.00         877.00 Prepaid expenses......................................................................          16.00          55.00 Plant and equipment, net...........................................................      2,321.00      2,744.00 Total assets...............................................................................      3,541.00      4,528.00       Current liabilities......................................................................         560.00         800.00 Mortgage payable.....................................................................         700.00         800.00 Common shares, no-par value....................................................      1,400.00      1,600.00 Retained earnings.....................................................................         881.00      1,328.00 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity....................................      3,541.00      4,528.00       Data from the Current Year’s Income Statement Sales........................................................................................ 6,720.00 8,800.00 Cost of goods sold.................................................................... 5,280.00 6,998.00 Interest expense........................................................................ 41.00 56.00 Net income............................................................................... 233.00 288.00 Beginning-of-Year Data Merchandise inventory..............................................................         531.00         851.00 Total assets...............................................................................      3,458.00      4,431.00 Shareholders’ equity.................................................................      2,170.00      2,851.00       Required: Calculate the necessary ratios of the above two companies. Then analyses them to recommend the management which financially better in the better short-term credit risk.

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Following are data from the statements of two companies selling comparable products:

 

Current Year-End Balance Sheets

 

 

 

Sun
Company

Zeng
Company

Cash.........................................................................................

        119.00

        180.00

Notes receivable.......................................................................

         77.00

         32.00

Accounts receivable, net...........................................................

        420.00

        640.00

Merchandise inventory..............................................................

        588.00

        877.00

Prepaid expenses......................................................................

         16.00

         55.00

Plant and equipment, net...........................................................

     2,321.00

     2,744.00

Total assets...............................................................................

     3,541.00

     4,528.00

 

 

 

Current liabilities......................................................................

        560.00

        800.00

Mortgage payable.....................................................................

        700.00

        800.00

Common shares, no-par value....................................................

     1,400.00

     1,600.00

Retained earnings.....................................................................

        881.00

     1,328.00

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity....................................

     3,541.00

     4,528.00

 

 

 

Data from the Current Year’s Income Statement

Sales........................................................................................

6,720.00

8,800.00

Cost of goods sold....................................................................

5,280.00

6,998.00

Interest expense........................................................................

41.00

56.00

Net income...............................................................................

233.00

288.00

Beginning-of-Year Data

Merchandise inventory..............................................................

        531.00

        851.00

Total assets...............................................................................

     3,458.00

     4,431.00

Shareholders’ equity.................................................................

     2,170.00

     2,851.00

 

 

 

Required:

  1. Calculate the necessary ratios of the above two companies. Then analyses them to recommend the management which financially better in the better short-term credit risk.
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