The Following Is a Summary of Information Presented on the Financial

question 5

Multiple Choice

The following is a summary of information presented on the financial statements of a company on 31 December 2017.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Account } & \text { 2017 } & \text { 2016 } \\\hline \text { Current assets } & \$ 68,000 & \$ 52,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 34,000 & \$ 0,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & 52,000 & 41,000 \\\hline \text { Current liabilities } & 76,000 & 49,000 \\\hline \text { Non-current liabilities } & 32,000 & 55,000 \\\hline \text { Share capital } & 51,000 & 42,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & 45,000 & 27,000 \\\hline & & \\\hline \text { Sales revenue } & \$ 526,000 & \$ 501,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of sales } & 402,000 & 400,000 \\\hline \text { Gross profit } & \$ 124,000 & \$ 101,000 \\\hline \text { Selling expenses } & 47,000 & \$ 1,000 \\\hline \text { Profit before income tax } & \$ 77,000 & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Income tax expense } & 24,000 & \$ 16,900 \\\hline \text { Profit } & \$ 53,000 & \$ 33,100 \\\hline\end{array}$$
What would a horizontal analysis report show with respect to Current liabilities?

• A) a 55.1% increase in Current liabilities
• B) a 35.53% increase in Current liabilities
• C) a current ratio of 0.89
• D) Current liabilities are 37.25% of total capital

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