Flum Packages, Inc The Company Earns 5 Percent on Current Assets and 15

question 62

Multiple Choice

Flum Packages, Inc.

$\begin{array}{lrlr}\text { Assets }&&\text { Liabilities \& Equity }\\\hline \text { Current assets } & \$ 10,000 & \text { Current Liabilities } & \$ 5,000 \\\text { Fixed assets } & 20,000 & \text { Long-term debt } & 12,000 \\& & \text { Equity } & 13,000\\&----&&---\\\text { Total }&\$30,000&\text { Total }&\$30,000\\\end{array}$
The company earns 5 percent on current assets and 15 percent on fixed assets. The firm's current liabilities cost 7 percent to maintain and the average annual cost of long-term funds is 20 percent.
-If the firm was to shift $3,000 of current assets to fixed assets, the firm's net working capital would,___________ the annual profits on total assets would___________, and the risk of technical insolvency would___________, respectively.

• A) increase; decrease; decrease
• B) decrease; increase; increase
• C) increase; decrease; increase
• D) decrease; increase; decrease

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Definitions:

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a number of product units during a specific period under current or anticipated conditions.

Time Of Purchase

The specific point in time when goods or services are bought, which can influence the cost and availability.

Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of materials purchased and the expected cost of materials, adjusted for the actual quantity purchased.

Production Line

An arrangement of machines and workers in a factory where a product passes sequentially from operation to operation until completed.