The current asset section of the Excalibur Tire Company’s balance sheet consists of cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, and inventory. The December 31, 2021, balance sheet revealed the following: Inventories $840,000
Total assets $2,800,000
Current ratio 2.25
Acid-test ratio 1.2
Debt to equity ratio 1.8

Determine the following 2021 balance sheet items:

a. Current assets
b. Shareholders' equity
c. Noncurrent assets
d. Long-term liabilities

a. Current assets = $1,800,000

b. Shareholders' equity = $1,000,000

c. Noncurrent assets = $1,000,000

d. Long-term liabilities = $1,000,000

Explanation:

a. Current assets

Current liabilities = Inventories / (Current ratio - Acid-test ratio) = $840,000 / (2.25 - 1.2) = $800,000

Since Current assets / Current liabilities = 2.25 = Current ratio, therefore, we have:

Current assets = Current ratio * Current liabilities = 2.25 * $800,000 = $1,800,000

b. Shareholders' equity

Debt to equity ratio = Total liabilities / Shareholders' equity = 1.8

Total liabilities = (1.8 * Shareholders' equity)

Total assets = $2,800,000

Total assets = Total liabilities + Shareholders' equity ………….. (1)

Substituting all the relevant values into equation (1) and solve for Shareholders' equity, we have:

$2,800,000 = (1.8 * Shareholders' equity) + Shareholders' equity

$2,800,000 = (1.8 + 1) * Shareholders' equity

$2,800,000 = 2.8 * Shareholders' equity

Shareholders' equity = $2,800,000 / 2.8 = $1,000,000

c. Noncurrent assets

Noncurrent assets = Total assets - Current assets = $2,800,000 - $1,800,000 = $1,000,000

d. Long-term liabilities

Long-term liabilities = Total assets -  Current liabilities - Shareholders' equity = $2,800,000 - $800,000 - $1,000,000 = $1,000,000

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