The proprietors of two businesses, L.L. Sams Company and Mel
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The proprietors of two businesses, L.L. Sams Company and Melinda Garcia Career Services, have sought business loans from you. To decide whether to make the loans, you have requested their balance sheets. Click Unit 1 Balance sheets to view.
Solely on the basis of these balance sheets, to which entity would you be more comfortable lending money? Explain fully, citing specific items such as the accounting equation and amounts from the balance sheets. In addition to balance sheet data, what other information would you require? Be specific.
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Based on the balance sheets, the following ratios can be calculated:
1. Current Ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations.
Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
2. Quick Ratio is an indicator of a company's short term liquidity.
Quick Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventories - Prepaid Assets) / Current Liabilities
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