1. Using Exhibit 13-8 as a model, compute the following ratios for 2016 and 2015:
a. Current ratio
b. Quick (acid-test) ratio
c. Inventory turnover and days’ inventory outstanding (DIO)
d. Accounts receivable turnover
e. Days’ sales in average receivables or days’ sales outstanding (DSO)
f. Accounts payable turnover and days’ payable outstanding (DPO). Use cost of
goods sold in the formula for accounts payable turnover
g. Cash conversion cycle (in days)
(When computing days, round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
2. Evaluate the company’s liquidity and current debt-paying ability for 2016. Has it
improved or deteriorated from 2015?
3. As a manager of this company, what would you try to improve next year?