A Cash Ratio Below 1

question 160

True/False

A cash ratio below 1.0 implies that the company has an insufficient amount of cash and cash equivalents to pay current liabilities.

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Definitions:

Credit Period

The time frame allowed by a creditor for a debtor to pay an outstanding bill or loan without incurring penalties or interest.

Cash Discount

An incentive offered by sellers to purchasers for paying an invoice promptly, usually defined as a percentage reduction in the invoice amount.

EOQ Model

Economic Order Quantity model; an inventory management method used to determine the optimum order quantity that minimizes the total inventory holding costs and ordering costs.

Shortage Costs

Costs that fall with increases in the level of investment in current assets.