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Ott Company has current assets of $400,000 and current liabilities of $500,000. Ott Company's current ratio will be increased by ?

A. The purchase of $100,000 of inventory on account.

B. The payment of $100,000 of accounts payable.

C. The collection of $100,000 of accounts receivable.

D. Refinancing a $100,000 long-term loan with short-term debt.

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Date Posted: 2015/03/27
Youssef Talaat CMA
by Youssef Talaat CMA , accountant , Galaxy industrial equipment trading L.L.C

A. The purchase of $100,000 of inventory on account. 

since the current ratio were .8 (less than1) hence  an equal increase in the denominator and numerator will finally  lead to and increase in the current ratio (math).

Umerah Grace Olalo
by Umerah Grace Olalo , Administrative / Accounts Assistant , Everdigm Heavy Equipment and Machinery Trading LLC

The answer is A. Purchase of100000 worth of inventory on account. This will lead to increase of current ratio.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Answer A is the right answer because the percentage less than one .

Ismail Valiyakath
by Ismail Valiyakath , Accountant cum Administrator , Aster DM Healthcare

Take a long term loan because taking short term or buying inventory account increase current liability

Mohammed Shahid Ullah
by Mohammed Shahid Ullah , Executive Director (Finance) , Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited

Current Asset will increase i.e. current ratio increase due to refinancing of long term loan.

samin sunny
by samin sunny , Senior Finance & Accounts Officer , Fish Farm LLC

the answer is A, the purchase of $100000 of inventory on account

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

Answer A is correct answer

Deleted user
by Deleted user

C. The collection of $100,000 of accounts receivable.

Poster Mahaba
by Poster Mahaba , Financial Accountant , Twiga Bancorp Ltd

A is correct answer.When inventory are purchased on the aacount it means that the current ratio will improve from0.8:1 to1:1 that's revealed that the company now is able to meet it's maturing obligation compared to the position before.The good ratio is said to be2:1 that for every one usd of current liability there is2usd of current asset to pay which healthier than the ratio of0.8:1 or1:1.The other transactions they don't improve the current ratio some of them increase and reduce same current asset composition and hence render no effect while some of them they reduce both current assets and current liabilities with the same amount hence pose no effect on the the current ratio and also some decrease current asset by paying long term debt which is not current liability therefore continue to decrease the currrent ratio.

Muhammad Hamid
by Muhammad Hamid , Senior Financial Accountant , Al Rowad Trading Co LLC

The answer is option A :).....

 

AIMAL KHALID
by AIMAL KHALID , MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT , INTERNATIONAL MULTI GROUP OF COMPANIES

C only

 

A if inventory value appreciates immediately after purchase and is revalued 

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