Reference: 13-07
Financial Statements for Orantes Company Appear Below:
Orantes

question 3

Multiple Choice

Reference: 13-07
Financial statements for Orantes Company appear below:
Orantes Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 20X6 and 20X5
(dollars in thousands) $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline & 20 X 6 & 20 X 5 \\\hline \text { Current assets: } & & \\\hline \text { Cash and marketable securities } & \$ 120 & \$ 100 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 180 & 160 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & 130 & 130 \\\hline \text { Prepaid expenses } & 50 & 50 \\\hline \text { Total current assets } & 480 & 440 \\\hline \text { Noncurrent assets: } & & \\\hline \text { Plant \& equipment, net } & 2,010 & 1,970 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 2,490 & \$ 2,410 \\\hline & & \\\hline \text { Current liabilities: } & & \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 120 & \$ 120 \\\hline \text { Accrued liabilities } & 30 & 40 \\\hline \text { Notes payable, short term } & 170 & 170 \\\hline \text { Total current liabilities } & 320 & 330 \\\hline \text { Noncurrent liabilities: } & & \\\hline \text { Bonds payable } & 270 & 300 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities } & 590 & 630 \\\hline \text { Shareholders' equity: } & & \\\hline \text { Preferred shares, \$10 par, 10\% } & 120 & 120 \\\hline \text { Common shares, \$10 par } & 200 & 200 \\\hline \text { Additional paid-in capital--common shares } & 270 & 270 \\\hline\end{array}$ Orantes Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20X6 (dollars in thousands) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Sales (all on account) } & \$ 2,510 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 1,750 \\\hline \text { Gross margin } & 760 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & 300 \\\hline \text { Net operating income } & 460 \\\hline \text { Interest expense } & 30 \\\hline \text { Net income before taxes } & 430 \\\hline \text { Income taxes (30\%) } & 129 \\\hline \text { Net income } & \$ 301 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Dividends during 20X6 totalled $181 thousand, of which $12 thousand were preferred dividends. The market price of a share of common stock on December 31, 20X6 was $280.
-Eral Company has $17,000 in cash, $3,000 in marketable securities, $36,000 in curren? receivables, $24,000 in inventories, and $45,000 in current liabilities. ratio is closest to:

• A)0.80 to 1.
• B)0.44 to 1.
• C)1.24 to 1.
• D)1.78 to 1.

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