The Lux Company experiences the following unrelated events and transactions during Year 1. The company’s existing current ratio is 2:1 and its quick ratio is 1.2:1. Lux wrote off $5,000 of accounts receivable as uncollectible. A bank notifies Lux that a customer’s check for $411 is returned marked insufficient funds. The customer is bankrupt. The owners of Lux Company make an additional cash investment of $7,500. Inventory costing $600 is judged obsolete when a physical inventory is taken. Lux declares a $5,000 cash dividend to be paid during the first week of the next reporting period. Lux purchases long-term investments for $10,000. Accounts payable of $9,000 are paid. Lux borrows $1,200 from a bank and gives a 90-day, 6% promissory note in exchange. Lux sells a vacant lot for $20,000 that had been used in its operations. A three-year insurance policy is purchased for $1,500. Separately evaluate the immediate effect of each transaction on the company’s:  Quick (acid-test) ratio.

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS
20th Edition
ISBN:9780357110362
Author:Murphy
Publisher:Murphy
Chapter6: Business Expenses
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 44P
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Question

The Lux Company experiences the following unrelated events and transactions during Year 1. The company’s existing current ratio is 2:1 and its quick ratio is 1.2:1.

  1. Lux wrote off $5,000 of accounts receivable as uncollectible.

  2. A bank notifies Lux that a customer’s check for $411 is returned marked insufficient funds. The customer is

    bankrupt.

  3. The owners of Lux Company make an additional cash investment of $7,500.

  4. Inventory costing $600 is judged obsolete when a physical inventory is taken.

  5. Lux declares a $5,000 cash dividend to be paid during the first week of the next reporting period.

  6. Lux purchases long-term investments for $10,000.

  7. Accounts payable of $9,000 are paid.

  8. Lux borrows $1,200 from a bank and gives a 90-day, 6% promissory note in exchange.

  9. Lux sells a vacant lot for $20,000 that had been used in its operations.

  10. A three-year insurance policy is purchased for $1,500.

Separately evaluate the immediate effect of each transaction on the company’s:

 Quick (acid-test) ratio.

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Receivables Management
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX., 2020-W/ACCESS
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX., 2020-W/ACCESS
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357110362
Author:
Murphy
Publisher:
CENGAGE L
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337794756
Author:
HEINTZ, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337280570
Author:
Scott, Cathy J.
Publisher:
South-Western College Pub
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305961883
Author:
Carl Warren
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Financial And Managerial Accounting
Financial And Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337902663
Author:
WARREN, Carl S.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Accounting
ISBN:
9781947172685
Author:
OpenStax
Publisher:
OpenStax College