Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of this year was $26. All of the company’s sales are on account.   Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Assets             Current assets:             Cash $ 1,100   $ 1,290   Accounts receivable, net   10,200     7,100   Inventory   12,100     12,600   Prepaid expenses   700     590   Total current assets   24,100     21,580   Property and equipment:             Land   10,300     10,300   Buildings and equipment, net   50,970     40,022   Total property and equipment   61,270     50,322   Total assets $ 85,370   $ 71,902   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity             Current liabilities:             Accounts payable $ 19,800   $ 19,400   Accrued liabilities   1,080     900   Notes payable, short term   130     130   Total current liabilities   21,010     20,430   Long-term liabilities:             Bonds payable   8,800     8,800   Total liabilities   29,810     29,230   Stockholders' equity:             Common stock   600     600   Additional paid-in capital   4,000     4,000   Total paid-in capital   4,600     4,600   Retained earnings   50,960     38,072   Total stockholders' equity   55,560     42,672   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 85,370   $ 71,902       Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Sales $ 79,580   $ 65,000   Cost of goods sold   39,520     34,000   Gross margin   40,060     31,000   Selling and administrative expenses:             Selling expenses   10,500     10,900   Administrative expenses   6,800     7,000   Total selling and administrative expenses   17,300     17,900   Net operating income   22,760     13,100   Interest expense   880     880   Net income before taxes   21,880     12,220   Income taxes   8,752     4,888   Net income   13,128     7,332   Dividends to common stockholders   240     600   Net income added to retained earnings   12,888     6,732   Beginning retained earnings   38,072     31,340   Ending retained earnings $ 50,960   $ 38,072       Required: Compute the following financial data for this year:   1. Accounts receivable turnover. (Assume that all sales are on account.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. Average collection period. (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) 3. Inventory turnover. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 4. Average sale period. (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) 5. Operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) 6. Total asset turnover. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of this year was $26. All of the company’s sales are on account.

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Balance Sheet
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash $ 1,100   $ 1,290  
Accounts receivable, net   10,200     7,100  
Inventory   12,100     12,600  
Prepaid expenses   700     590  
Total current assets   24,100     21,580  
Property and equipment:            
Land   10,300     10,300  
Buildings and equipment, net   50,970     40,022  
Total property and equipment   61,270     50,322  
Total assets $ 85,370   $ 71,902  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable $ 19,800   $ 19,400  
Accrued liabilities   1,080     900  
Notes payable, short term   130     130  
Total current liabilities   21,010     20,430  
Long-term liabilities:            
Bonds payable   8,800     8,800  
Total liabilities   29,810     29,230  
Stockholders' equity:            
Common stock   600     600  
Additional paid-in capital   4,000     4,000  
Total paid-in capital   4,600     4,600  
Retained earnings   50,960     38,072  
Total stockholders' equity   55,560     42,672  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 85,370   $ 71,902  
 

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Sales $ 79,580   $ 65,000  
Cost of goods sold   39,520     34,000  
Gross margin   40,060     31,000  
Selling and administrative expenses:            
Selling expenses   10,500     10,900  
Administrative expenses   6,800     7,000  
Total selling and administrative expenses   17,300     17,900  
Net operating income   22,760     13,100  
Interest expense   880     880  
Net income before taxes   21,880     12,220  
Income taxes   8,752     4,888  
Net income   13,128     7,332  
Dividends to common stockholders   240     600  
Net income added to retained earnings   12,888     6,732  
Beginning retained earnings   38,072     31,340  
Ending retained earnings $ 50,960   $ 38,072  
 

 

Required:

Compute the following financial data for this year:

 

1. Accounts receivable turnover. (Assume that all sales are on account.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. Average collection period. (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

3. Inventory turnover. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

4. Average sale period. (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

5. Operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

6. Total asset turnover. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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