Chapter 2: 2-3DQ (page 46)
Explain how depreciation generates actual cash flows for the company.
Depreciation refers to the decrease in the fair value of the company’s assets over a period of time.Depreciation is charged due to the usage of the assets by the organization and their obsolescence.
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Vriend Software Inc.’s book value per share is \(15.20. If earnings per share is\)1.88 and the firm’s stock trades in the stock market at 3.5 times book value pershare, what will the P/E ratio be? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
In January 2007, the Status Quo Company was formed. Total assets were \(544,000, of which \)306,000 consisted of depreciable fixed assets. Status
Quo uses straight-line depreciation of \(30,600 per year, and in 2007 it estimated its fixed assets to have useful lives of 10 years. Aftertax income has been \)29,000 per year each of the last 10 years. Other assets have not changed since 2007.
b. To what do you attribute the phenomenon shown in part a?
Baker Oats had an asset turnover of 1.6 times per year.
b. The following year, on the same level of assets, Baker’s assets turnoverdeclined to 1.4 times and its profit margin was 8 percent. How did the returnon total assets change from that of the previous year?
Arrange the following items in proper balance sheet presentation:
Accumulated depreciation | \(309,000 |
Retained earnings | 187,000 |
Cash | 14,000 |
Bonds payable | 136,000 |
Accounts receivable | 54,000 |
Plant and equipment – original cost | 775,000 |
Accounts payable | 35,000 |
Allowance for bad debts | 9,000 |
Common stock, \)1 par, 100,000 share outstanding | 100,000 |
Inventory | 70,000 |
Preferred stock, $59 par, 1,000 share outstanding | 59,000 |
Marketable securities | 24,000 |
Investments | 20,000 |
Notes payable | 34,000 |
Capital paid in excess of par (common stock) | 88,000 |
How is the income statement related to the balance sheet?
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