Below Is Selected Information from Marker's 2012 Financial Statements $\text { Selected Income Statement Data - for the year ending December 31, 2012: }$

question 41

Multiple Choice

Below is selected information from Marker's 2012 financial statements:
$\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { As of Dec.31, } 2012&\text { Dec. 31, } 2011\\\text { Cash and short-term investments } & \$ 958,245 & \$ 745,800 \\\text { Accounts Receivable (net) } & 125,850 & 135,400 \\\text { nventories } & 195,650 & 175,840 \\\text { Prepaid Expenses and other current assets } & 45,300 & 30,860\\{\text { Total CurrentAssets }} & \$ 1,325,045 & \$ 1,087,900 \\\text { Plant, Property and Equipment, net } & 1,478,320 & 1,358,700 \\\text { Intangible Assets } & 125,600 & 120,400 \\\text { Total Assets }& \$ 2,928,965&\$ 2,567,000 \\\\ \\\text { Short-term borrowings } & \$ 25,190 & \$ 3,108 \\\text { Current portion of long-term debt } & 45,000 & 40,000 \\\text { Accounts payable } & 285,400 & 325,900 \\\text { Accrued liabilities } & 916,722 & 705,89 \\\text { ncome taxes payable } & 125,400 & 115,600\\\text { Total Current Liabilities } & \$ 1,397,712 & \$ 1,225,499 \\\text { Long-term Debt } & 450,000 & 430,000 \\\text { Total Liabilities } & \$ 1,847,712 & \$ 1,655,499 \\\text { Shareholders' Equity } & \$ 1,081,253 & \$ 911,501\\\text { Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity}&\$ 2,928,965 & \$ 2,567,000 \\\end{array}$


$\text { Selected Income Statement Data - for the year ending December 31, 2012: }$
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{l}\text { Net Sales } \\\text { Cost of Goods Sold } \\\text { Operating Income }\\\text { Net Income }\end{array}\begin{array}{r}\$ 3,210,645 \\(2,310,210) \\\$ 900,435\\\$ 324,850\end{array}\end{array}$


$\text { Selected Statement of Cash Flow Data - for the year ending December } 31,2012 \text { : }$
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{lll}\text {Cash Flows from Operations }\\\text {interest Expense }\\\text {Income Tax Expense}\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\$ 584,750 \\42,400 \\114,200\end{array}\end{array}$
-Marker's 2012 Interest Coverage ratio is:

• A) 7.66
• B) 1.00
• C) 11.35
• D) 4.35

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Definitions:

Financial Advantage

The benefit gained in financial terms, which can result in better profitability or cost savings.

Fixed Manufacturing Expenses

Costs associated with production that do not vary with the level of output, including salaries of permanent staff and depreciation of machinery.

Fixed Selling

Refers to the selling expenses that do not change with the level of sales.

Financial Disadvantage

A situation where a person or entity is in a less favorable financial position compared to others due to various factors.