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1. Assume the following sales data for a company: What is the percentage increas

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Question

1. Assume the following sales data for a company:


What is the percentage increase in sales from Year 1 to Year 2 (to the nearest percent)?

a.80%

b.25%

c.125%

d.20%

2 Based on the following data, what is the amount of quick assets?

a.$65,000

b.$101,000

c.$175,000

d.$173,000

3 Duke Company has income before income tax of $100,000, interest expense of $20,000, and total stockholders' equity of $100,000. Duke's times interest earned ratio is

a.6.

b.0.2.

c.1.2.

d.4.

4 The balance sheets at the end of each of the first two years of operations indicate the following:


5 If net income is $125,000 and preferred dividends are $9,000 for Year 2, what is the earnings per share on common stock for Year 2? (Round to two decimal places.)

a.$0.19

b.$1.75

c.$2.08

d.$1.93

Year 2 $562,500 Year 1 450,000

Explanation / Answer

1

Answer: percentage increase in sales from Year 1 to Year 2 =25%

Working notes for the above answer is as under

Calculation for the percentage increase in sales from Year 1 to Year 2

Year 2

$562,500

Year 1

450,000

Year2-year1

112,500

% increse
=112500/450,000

25.0%

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2

Answer: Quick Assets =$101,000

Working notes for the above answer is as under

Calculation for Quick Assets

Quick Assets

Accounts receivable

45,000

Cash

20,000

Marketable securities

36,000

Total Quick Assets

101,000

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3

Answer: Times Interest earned ratio=6

Working notes for the above answer is as under

Times Interest earned ratio

=(Income before tax+ Interest expanses) /Interest expanses

=(100,000+20,000) /20,000

=120,000/20,000

=6

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4

Answer: Earnings per share for the year2 =$1.93

Working notes for the above answer is as under

Earnings per share for the year2

EPS

= Net Income - Preferred dividend /Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding = 600000/10 = 60000 shares

Preferred Dividend = $9000

Earnings per share = (125000-9000)/60000

Earnings per share

= 116000/60000

= $1.93

Year 2

$562,500

Year 1

450,000

Year2-year1

112,500

% increse
=112500/450,000

25.0%