Corporate Financial Accounting
Corporate Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305653535
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.3ADM

Neiman Marcus and Kohl’s: Short-term liquidity analysis

Neiman Marcus Group is one of the largest luxury fashion retailers in the world. Kohl’s Corporation sells moderately priced private and national branded products through more than 1,100 department stores located throughout the United States. The current assets and current liabilities at the end of a recent year for both companies are as follows (in millions):

Neiman Marcus Kohl’s
Current assets:
Cash $ 197 $1,407
Inventories 1,069 3,814
Other current assets 144 477
Total current assets $1,410 $5,698
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 375 $1,511
Other current liabilities 482 1,348
Total current liabilities $ 857 $2,859

A. Would an analysis of working capital between the two companies be meaningful? Explain.

B. Compute the quick ratio for both companies. (Round to the nearest decimal.)

C. Interpret your results.

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Corporate Financial Accounting

Ch. 10 - Proceeds from notes payable On January 26, Nyree...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.2BECh. 10 - Journalize period payroll The payroll register of...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.4BECh. 10 - Prob. 10.5BECh. 10 - Journalizing installment notes On the first day of...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.7BECh. 10 - Current liabilities Bon Nebo Co. sold 25,000...Ch. 10 - Entries for notes payable Bennett Enterprises...Ch. 10 - Evaluating alternative notes A borrower has two...Ch. 10 - Entries for notes payable A business issued a...Ch. 10 - Entries for discounted note payable A business...Ch. 10 - Fixed asset purchases with note On June 30,...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.7EXCh. 10 - Calculate payroll An employee earns 44 per hour...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.9EXCh. 10 - Summary payroll data In the following summary of...Ch. 10 - Payroll tax entries According to a summary of the...Ch. 10 - Payroll entries The payroll register for D. Salah...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.13EXCh. 10 - Prob. 10.14EXCh. 10 - Prob. 10.15EXCh. 10 - Accrued vacation pay A business provides its...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.17EXCh. 10 - Prob. 10.18EXCh. 10 - Entries for installment note transactions On the...Ch. 10 - Entries for installment note transactions On...Ch. 10 - Entries for installment note transactions On...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.22EXCh. 10 - Prob. 10.23EXCh. 10 - Prob. 10.24EXCh. 10 - Liability transactions The following items were...Ch. 10 - Entries for payroll and payroll taxes The...Ch. 10 - Wage and tax statement data on employer FICA tax...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.4APRCh. 10 - Payroll accounts and year-end entries The...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.1BPRCh. 10 - Prob. 10.2BPRCh. 10 - Wage and tax statement data and employer FICA tax...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.4BPRCh. 10 - Payroll accounts and year-end entries The...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3COPCh. 10 - Prob. 10.1ADMCh. 10 - Prob. 10.2ADMCh. 10 - Neiman Marcus and Kohls: Short-term liquidity...Ch. 10 - Cabelas and Dicks Sporting Goods: Short-term...Ch. 10 - Ethics in Action Tonya Latirno is a staff...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.3TIF
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