WAGGONER COMPANYINCOME STATEMENTFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011...

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Waggoner Company

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

(in dollars)

Revenues:

Service Revenues $587,000 $587,000

Expenses:

Wages Expense 355,000

Service Expense 195,000

Interest Expense 3,000

Total Expenses 553,000

Pretax Income 34,000

Income Tax Expense 11,900

Net Income $22,100

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Question The following selected financial data pertain to four companies: a hotel, a travel agency, a meat packing company and a pharmaceutical

company.

Required: Match each with the financial information and explain why you made your choice as you did.

Company

Company 3 Company 4

Balance Sheet Data

1

(component percentages)

2

Cash 7.2 22.0 6.0 11.2

Accounts Receivable 28.0 40.0 3.4 23.0

Inventory 21.4 0.5 0.9 27.4

Property, Plant & Equipment 32.0 19.0 75.1 25.0

Income Statement Data

Gross Profit 15.2 Not Applicable Not Applicable 44.0

Profit before Taxes 1.8 3.3 2.5 7.0

Ratios

Current ratio (over the last five years) 1.6 1.3 0.5 1.8

Inventory turnover ratio 27.8 Not Applicable Not Applicable 3.4

Debt-to-equity ratio 1.8 2.3 5.8 1.4

Answer Company 1: Meat packing company (high inventory turnover)

Company 2: Travel agency (no gross profit and essentially no inventory, but has high receivables)

Company 3: Hotel (high property & equipment, but no gross profit or essentially no inventory)

Company 4: Pharmaceutical company (high gross profit, but low inventory turnover and low debt)

Question Nickel Industries reported the following amounts on its balance sheet on December 31, 2011:

Cash $180,000

Notes payable 100,000

Inventory 325,000

Contributed Capital 750,000

Net Property, Plant & Equipment 600,000

Accounts Receivable 30,000

Accounts Payable 75,000

Retained Earnings ?

Required: