The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was created in order to develop
worldwide accounting standards that are required for all financial statements, regardless
of the country where the financial statements were prepared.
Use the following selected financial information to compare these two companies at
December 31, 2015, and to answer the questions that follow.
Russell Co. Ryland Co.
Cash $340,800 $100,200
Short-term investments 12,000 7,600
Accounts receivable 413,300 60,000
Inventories 200,000 39,000
Other current assets 7,400 1,000
Total current assets 973,500 207,800
Total current liabilities 860,900 150,000
Long-term liabilities 5,000,400 300,500
Stockholders’ equity 2,400,300 800,700
Cash flows from operating activities 750,000 290,000
Calculate working capital and the short-term liquidity ratios for these two companies
for 2015 and comment on their relative liquidity.