Use the Information Below for Harding Company to Answer the Questions

question 165

Multiple Choice

Use the information below for Harding Company to answer the questions that follow.
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$\text { Harding Company }$
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Accounts payable } & 40,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 65,000 \\\text { Accrued liabilities } & 7,000 \\\text { Cash } & 30,000 \\\text { Intangible assets } & 40,000 \\\text { Inventory } & 72,000 \\\text { Long-term investments } & 110,000 \\\text { Long-term liabilities } & 75,000 \\\text { Marketable securities } & 36,000 \\\text { Notes payable (short-term) } & 30,000 \\\text { Property, plant, and equipment } & 625,000 \\\text { Prepaid expenses } & 2,000\end{array}$
-Based on the data for Harding Company, what is the quick ratio, rounded to one decimal point?

• A) 2.7
• B) 2.6
• C) 1.7
• D) 0.9

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Definitions:

Capital Balances

The amounts of money that the owners of a company have contributed to it or have accumulated over time.

Unlimited Liability

A legal structure in business where the owners are personally responsible for all the debts and liabilities of the business.

Mutual Agency

A principle in partnerships where each partner has the authority to bind the partnership to contracts within the scope of the business's operations.

Limited Life

A term that refers to the finite existence of a business entity or an asset's useful life.