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PLZ HELP WITH ACCOUNTING?

JM COMPANY

Balance Sheet (partial)

2009 2008

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents $2,088 $1,214

Accounts receivable, net 3,365 3,443

Inventories 3,519 2,847

Other current assets 2,765

1,583

Total current assets $11,737

$9,087

Current liabilities $7,711

$5,986

(a) Calculate the current ratio for JM for 2009 and 2008. (Round all ratios to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.25.)

) Suppose that at the end of 2009 JM management used $312 million cash to pay off $312 million of accounts payable. What would the new current ratio be?

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Update:

the first set of numbers go with 2009 and the second set go with 2008. the ratios for part (A) is 1.52:1. I really need help ith part (B).

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    9 years ago
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    B)

    In this scenario, current assets would decrease by 312 (million) to 11,425 , and current liabilities would decrease by 312 (million) to 7,399 .

    current ratio = ( 11,425 / 7,399 ) = 1.54:1

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