Refer to the Following Selected Financial Information from McCormik, LLC

question 129

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following selected financial information from McCormik, LLC. Compute the company's current ratio for Year 2. $\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Year 2 } & {\text { Year 1 }} \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 37,500 & 36,850 \\\hline \text { Short-term investments } & 90,000 & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 85,500 & 86,250 \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & 121,000 & 117,000 \\\hline \text { Prepaid expenses } & 12,100 & 13,500 \\\hline \text { Plant assets } & 388,000 & 392,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & 113,400 & 111.750 \\\hline \text { Net sales } & 711,000 & 706,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 390,000 & 385,500 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A)2.95.
• B)2.26.
• C)1.88.
• D)3.05.
• E)1.98.

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