Refer to the Following Selected Financial Information from Texas Electronics

question 166

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following selected financial information from Texas Electronics. Compute the company's current ratio for Year 2. $\begin{array}{lrr}& \text { Year 2 } & \text { Year 1 } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 37,500 & \$ 36,850 \\\text { Short-term investments } & 90,000 & 90,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable, net } & 85,500 & 86,250 \\\text { Merchandise inventory } & 121,000 & 117,000 \\\text { Prepaid expenses } & 12,100& 13,500\\\text { Plant assets } & 388,000 & 392,000 \\\text { Accounts payable } & 113,400 & 111,750 \\\text { Net sales } & 711,000 & 706,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 390,000 & 385,500\end{array}$

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

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