QUESTION- liquidity ratios
MicroDrive has current liabilities of 780 million that it must pay off within the coming year. Will it have trouble satisfying those obligations? Liquidity Ratiosattempt to answer this type of question. We discuss two commonly used liquidity ratios in this section
a) A the current Ratio
Calculate the current ratio by dividing current assets by current liabilities:
= CURRENT ASSETS =2.0
750
Industry average =2.2
b) A the quick, or acid Test,Ration
The quick ratio, also called the acid test Ratio, is calculated by deducting inventories from current assets and dividing the remainder by current liabilities:
Current assets - Inventories
Quick ratio= ______________________
Current liabilities
$1,550--$1,000 = 7-0
$780
Industry average =0.8