Question

Selected financial data regarding current assets and current liabilities for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises, are as follows: ACME Wayne ($ in millions)Corporation Enterprises Current assets:Cash and cash equivalents $499 $285 Current investments 7 530 Net receivables 751 206 Inventory 10,586 8,609 Other current assets 1,344 255 Total current assets $13,187 $9,885 Current liabilities:Current debt $8,621 $4,451 Accounts payable 1,807 1,061 Other current liabilities 1,179 2,381 Total current liabilities $11,607 $7,893 Required:1-a. Calculate the current ratio for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises. (Enter your answers in millions. For example, $5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5.)

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

We should note that the current ratio is calculated as:

= Current assets / Current liabilities

Therefore, the current ratio for ACME Corporation will be:

= Current assets / Current liabilities

= $13,187 / $11,607

= 1.136

The current ratio for Wayne Enterprises will be:

= Current assets / Current liabilities

= $9,885 / $7,893

= 1.25