Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $52,900; total assets, $189,400; common stock, $89,000; and retained earnings, $37,429). CABOT CORPORATION
Income Statement
For Current Year Ended December 31
Sales $449,600
Cost of goods sold 297,950
Gross profit 151,650
Operating expenses 98,800
Interest expense 4,000
Income before taxes 48,850
Income tax expense 19,679
Net income $29,171
CABOT CORPORATION
Balance Sheet December 31
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Cash $14,000 Accounts payable $17,500
Short-term investments 9,200 Accrued wages payable 4,000
Accounts receivable, net 32,600 Income taxes payable 4,700
Merchandise inventory 42,150 Long-term note payable, secured by
mortgage on plant assets 71,400
Prepaid expenses 2,950 Common stock 89,000
Plant assets, net 152,300 Retained earnings 66,600
Total assets $253,200 Total liabilities and equity $253,200
Required:
Compute the following:
1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3) days' sales uncollected, (4) inventory turnover, (5) days' sales in inventory, (6) debt-to-equity ratio, (7) times interest earned, (8) profit margin ratio, (9) total asset turnover, (10) return on total assets, and (11) return on common stockholders' equity.