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Markus Company’s common stock sold for $2.25 per share at the end of this year.

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Question

Markus Company’s common stock sold for $2.25 per share at the end of this year. The company paid a common stock dividend of $0.45 per share this year. It also provided the following data excerpts from this year’s financial statements:

     

     


What is the company’s operating cycle?

What is the total asset turnover?

What is the times interest earned ratio?

What is the debt-to-equity ratio at the end of this year?

Markus Company’s common stock sold for $2.25 per share at the end of this year. The company paid a common stock dividend of $0.45 per share this year. It also provided the following data excerpts from this year’s financial statements:

Explanation / Answer

11. Operating Cycle = (365 / Purchases) * Average Inventories + (365/Credit Sales) * Average Accounts Receivables

In this case Purchases = Ending Inventory - Beginning Inventory + Cost of Goods Sold = 48,100 - 50,000 + 319,000 = 317,100

Average Inventories = (Beginning inventory + Ending Inventory) / 2 = (50,000+48,100) / 2 = 98,100 / 2 = 49,050

Credit Sales = 550,000

Average Accounts Receivables = (Beginning AR + Ending AR) / 2 = (43,800 + 50,000)/2 = 93,800 / 2 = 46,900

Hence Operating Cycle = (365 / 317,100) * 49,050 + (365 / 550,000) * 46,900 = 87.58 days

12. Total Assets Turnover = Net Sales / Average Total Assets.

Net sales = 550,000 ; Average Total Assets = (Beggining Assets + Ending Assets) / 2 = (360,000 + 375,000) / 2 = 367,500

Hence = 550,000 / 367,500 = 1.50

13. Interest Earned Ratio = Income before interest and Taxes / Interest Expense

In this case Income before Interest and Taxes = 93,500 ; Interest Expense = 5,500

Hence = 93,500 / 5,500 = 17

14. Debt to Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Shareholders Equity

Here Total Liablities = 100,000 ; Total Shareholders Equity = 275,000

Hence = 100,000 / 275,000 = 0.36

15. Equity Multiplier = Total Assets / Total Stock holders Equity

Here Total Assets = 375,000; Total Equity = 275,000

Hence = 375,000 / 275,000 = 1.36