Financial Accounting, 9/e 13–29
Case 4:
CRITICAL THINKING CASES
CP13–6.
The controller’s actions will increase the current ratio:
The current ratio has increased to an amount that is considered to be acceptable
by First Federal Bank, but it appears that the increase is mere “window dressing.”
Total working capital (current assets less current liabilities) was unaffected by the
transaction. In the process of improving the current ratio, Barton Company
created a potential cash crisis. The cash balance was reduced to $10,000
($430,000 – $420,000) compared with current liabilities of $655,000. First
Federal should not automatically grant the loan now that Barton’s current ratio is
above 2:1. It is quite possible that Barton will have cash flow issues in the short
term given the actions taken by the controller.