Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. At December 31Current Year1 Year Ago2 Years Ago Assets Cash$ 33,128$ 38,723$ 41,580 Accounts receivable, net96,99470,53255,440 Merchandise inventory126,87991,37559,044 Prepaid expenses11,21310,5804,620 Plant assets, net304,733282,710259,316 Total assets$ 572,947$ 493,920$ 420,000 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable$ 144,090$ 83,472$ 56,549 Long-term notes payable106,637113,60291,892 Common stock, $10 par value163,500162,500163,500 Retained earnings158,720134,346108,059 Total liabilities and equity$ 572,947$ 493,920$ 420,000 Exercise 13-7 (Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3 (1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years. (1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. what concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems?

Given the following information about the closed economy of brittania, what is the level of investment spending and private savings, and what is the budget balance? assume there are no government transfers. gdp=$1180.00 million =$510.00 million =$380.00 million =$280.00 million