Question Business Management

Q A. Laura Prebble, the owner-manager of a small business, had carefully monitored her cash position over the past financial year, and was pleased to note at the end of the year that the cash position was strong, and had shown a healthy 50% increase over the year. When presented with the income statement for the year, she was dismayed to note that the profit earned in the last year had deteriorated significantly and had become a loss for the current period. In her anger, she accuses you of having made errors in the accounting since 'such a silly situation could not possibly exist'. REQUIRED: Draft a response to Laura.

B. Wayne Deng is reviewing the statement of cash flows for his technology business. The statement has been provided by his accountant. He is dismayed that the statement shows net cash outflows for investing activities. REQUIRED: Discuss if Wayne should be concerned by this.

C. After calculating the current ratio for an entity and finding that the ratio's value was 5:1, a student analyst decided that the company was in a sound position for paying its liquid liabilities. REQUIRED: Discuss the shortcomings of making such a conclusion.

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QUESTION 2 (15 + 10 = 25 marks) The financial statements for the business of Trinh's Nail Supplies for the past two years are presented below. TRINH'S NAIL SUPPLIES Comparative Income Statements: for the year ended 30 June

2016 2017 Sales $ 400  000 $ 500  000 Cost of sales 350  000 458  000 Gross profit 50  000 42  000 Interest income 1  000 2  000 Loss on sale of fixtures — 800 51  000 43  200 Office supplies used 10  000 11  000 Other expenses 29  000 29  000 39  000 42  000 Profit $ 12  000 $ 3  200

TRINH'S NAIL SUPPLIES Comparative Statements of Financial Position as at 30 June 2016 2017

ASSETS Cash at bank $ 4  400 — Accounts receivable 42  000 $ 60  000 Inventory 80  000 40  000 Office supplies 2  000 5  000 Freehold property 60  000 80  000 Fixtures 40  000 46  000 Accumulated depreciation – fixtures (16  000) (20  200) Investments 6  000 16  000 $ 218  400 $ 226  800 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Bank overdraft — $ 4  000 Accounts payable $ 26  000 40  000 Trinh, Capital 192  400 182  800 $ 218  400 $ 226  800 Additional information I. All purchases and sales of inventories are on credit. All purchases of office supplies are for cash. II. The bank overdraft is considered to be part of the entity's cash management function. III. During the year ended 30 June 2017, the owner, Trinh, withdrew $12  800 in cash for personal use. IV. The entity sold some fixtures for $1200 cash during the current year. These fixtures

initially cost $4200 and had been written down to a carrying amount at the date of sale of $2000. V. Depreciation of fixtures has been included in 'other expenses' for the year ended 30 June 2017. All remaining other expenses were paid in cash. REQUIRED: A. Prepare the statement of cash flows for Trinh's Nail Supplies for the year ended 30 June 2017, using the direct method. B. Comment on the cash flow position of the entity as shown in the statement of cash flows.

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Page 4 of 4 QUESTION 3 (18 + 4 + 3 = 25 marks)

The following information relates to the business of Chef One. The owner is concerned about the profitability and financial structure of his business at 30 June 2017, especially since the bank is requiring repayment of the business's overdraft.

30 June 2017 30 June 2016 Revenue (sales on credit) Cost of sales Other expenses Cash and cash equivalents Inventories Trade accounts receivable (net) Non-current assets (net) Trade accounts payable K. Pastry, Capital Non-current liabilities $140  000 99  500 36  500 (32  000) 54  500 50  000 77  000 18  500 108  000 23  000 $105  000 68  500 28  000 28  000 37  000 28  000 46  000 19  000 120  000 — Inventory at 1 July 2016 was $22  500.

REQUIRED: A. Calculate the following ratios for 2016 and 2017: i. profit margin ii. return on capital iii. current ratio iv. quick ratio v. equity ratio vi. inventory turnover B. Write a short report to the owner in relation to the profitability and financial stability of the business. C. Identify the cash flow ratios that would be useful to calculate to assist the owner to more fully understand the financial health of the business