1) Gamma Corporation has working capital of $840,000, and Sigma Corporation has
working capital of $620,000. Based on this information, is it safe to conclude that
Gamma is more liquid than Sigma?
2) Many companies have to monitor some of their financial statement ratios, such as the
current ratio, due to debt covenants. Selected transactions are provided below for a
company that uses a perpetual inventory system; sells its merchandise at a selling price
that exceeds cost; and had a current ratio of 1.85 before the event occurred.
Required:
In the above table, indicate whether each transaction would increase (+), decrease (-), or
not affect (0) the company’s working capital and the current ratio.