| Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $48,900; total assets, $189,400; common stock, $90,000; and retained earnings, $33,748. |
| CABOT CORPORATION | CABOT CORPORATION |
| Balance Sheet | Income Statement |
| December 31 of Current Year | For Current Year Ended December 31 |
| Assets | Sales | 448,600 |
| Cash | 10,000 | Cost of goods sold | 297,250 |
| Short-term investments | 8,400 | Gross profit | 151,350 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 33,700 | Operating expenses | 98,600 |
| Merchandise inventory | 32,150 | Interest expense | 4,100 |
| Prepaid expenses | 2,650 | Income before taxes | 48,650 |
| Plant assets, net | 153,300 | Income tax expense | 19,598 |
| Total assets | 240,200 | Net income | 29,052 |
| Liabilities and Equity |
| Accounts payable | 17,500 |
| Accrued wages payable | 3,200 |
| Income taxes payable | 3,300 |
| Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plant assets | 63,400 |
| Common stock | 90,000 |
| Retained earnings | 62,800 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 240,200 |
| Compute the following: |
| 1) Current ratio |
| 2) Acid-test ratio |
| 3) Days' sales uncollected |
| 4) Inventory turnover |
| 5) Days' sales in inventory |
| 6) Debt-to-equity ratio |
| 7) Times interest earned |
| 8) Profit margin ratio |
| 9) Total asset turnover |
| 10) Return on total assets |
| 11) Return on common stockholder's equity |