Cheyenne Company has been operating for several years, and on December 31, 2020, presented the following balance sheet. CHEYENNE COMPANY BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2020 Cash $43,500 Accounts payable $82,800 Receivables 70,300 Mortgage payable 136,200 Inventory 103,400 Common stock ($1 par) 145,300 Plant assets (net) 227,900 Retained earnings 80,800 $445,100 $445,100The net income for 2017 was $25,000. Assume that total assets are the same in 2016 and 2017. Compute each of the following ratios. for each of the four, indicate the manner in which it is computed and its significance as tool in the analysis of the financial soundness of the company a) Current ratio b) Acid-test ratio c) Debt to assets ratio d) Return on asset

What does the consumer price index measure? a. the change in prices of all goods and services over time b. the change in prices of specific goods and services over time c. the change in prices of final goods and services over time

On july 1, 2016, killearn company acquired 103,000 of the outstanding shares of shaun company for $21 per share. this acquisition gave killearn a 40 percent ownership of shaun and allowed killearn to significantly influence the investee's decisions. as of july 1, 2016, the investee had assets with a book value of $6 million and liabilities of $1,468,500. at the time, shaun held equipment appraised at $140,000 above book value; it was considered to have a seven-year remaining life with no salvage value. shaun also held a copyright with a five-year remaining life on its books that was undervalued by $562,500. any remaining excess cost was attributable to goodwill. depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method. killearn applies the equity method for its investment in shaun. shaun's policy is to declare and pay a $1 per share cash dividend every april 1 and october 1. shaun's income, earned evenly throughout each year, was $580,000 in 2016, $606,600 in 2017, and $649,200 in 2018. in addition, killearn sold inventory costing $93,000 to shaun for $155,000 during 2017. shaun resold $97,500 of this inventory during 2017 and the remaining $57,500 during 2018.a. determine the equity income to be recognized by killearn during each of these years. 2016 2017 2018b. compute killearn’s investment in shaun company’s balance as of december 31, 2018.

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.