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The president of Starz Enterprises asks if you could indicate the impact certain transactions have on the following ratios:
Average
Transactions Current Ratio Recievables Turnover Collection
(2:1) (10X) Period
(36.5 day)
1) Reorded $2500 sales on
account. The cost of goods
sold was 1,500.

2) Recorded bad debts expense
of $500 using allowance method.

3) Wrote off a $100 account
receivable as uncollectable.

4) Received $3,000 on cash
sale. The cost of the goods
sold was $1,800.

Complete the table indicating whether each transaction will increase (I), decrease (D) or have no effect (NE) on the specific ratios provided for Starz Enterprises.

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Current ratio= Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Receivable turnover ratio= Net Credits Sales/ Average receivables
Average Collection period= 365/Receivable turnover ratio

1) Recorded $2500 sales on account. The cost of goods sold was 1,500.

This will increase the current ratio as there is a net increase in Current assets. As there will be increase in Debtors by 2500 and reduction in inventory by $1500.
The receivable turnover will reduce and average collection period will increase.

Hence
Current ratio- I
Receivable turnover ratio- D
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