Peak Performance Sporting Goods Company Has Just Applied for a Bank

question 244

Multiple Choice

Peak Performance Sporting Goods Company has just applied for a bank loan in order to expand the business. Using the most recent Balance Sheet data provided by the company owner, you calculate that the company's current ratio is 2.5. In your presentation to the company boss, you remark:

• A)Peak Performance's is currently having trouble meeting its short-term obligations.
• B)Peak Performance's has $2.50 that it owes each month, for every $1.00 of cash that it is generating.
• C)Peak Performance has $2.50 of current assets for each $1.00 of currently liabilities.
• D)Due to the fact that most of Peak Performance's current assets are tied-up in inventory, there is no need to worry about whether Peak

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Definitions:

Annual Dividend

The total dividend paid by a company to its shareholders in a year, often divided into quarterly payments.

Required Rate

The minimum annual percentage return that an investment must yield to an investor to consider it a viable option.

Dividend Growth

The rate at which a company's dividend payouts increase over time, often seen as an indicator of the company's financial health and stability.

Constant Dividend

A cash payout policy where a company pays a fixed amount of dividend to its shareholders over time.