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A company purchases raw materials for $85,000 on open account will (? ( the ratio before was greater than 1

A. Increase the current ratio.

B. Decrease the current ratio.

C. Increase net working capital.

D. Decrease net working capital.

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Date Posted: 2015/08/31

Right answer is ( B ) Decrease the current ratio because curent liabilties increase due to increase in current liability current ratio is decrease.

Mohammed Asim Nehal
by Mohammed Asim Nehal , M Asim Nehal & Co , Chartered Accountants

No effect................................ Liability and asset  will be same as before

No affecting on net capital work

Deleted user
by Deleted user

B) decrease in current ratio>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Asad Ahmed
by Asad Ahmed , Manager Finance & Company Secretary , Connect Communications Pvt. Ltd.

There current ratio will decrease and working capital will remain constant 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

the answer is ( A )  increasing the current ratio

Rajat Sharma
by Rajat Sharma , Director/Owner , Cafe serene, Ecodust, secure-It

decrease net working capital

will decrease the current ratio both current liabilities and current assets will increase by the same amount which is85000 but because the ratio is greater than1 current liabilities will increase by a greater percentage and so the ratio will drease

Ahmed Naimuddin Avez Avez
by Ahmed Naimuddin Avez Avez , Senior Buyer , olayan kimberly clark arabia

INCREASE NET WORKING CAPTIAL

Belal Abdelhamid
by Belal Abdelhamid , Finance Manager , Retaj Global Hotel & Resorts

Answer is  B (Decrease the current ratio)

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

All answer are False 

the current Ratio and Working capital will be constant due to the equal increase in current asset ans current liabilities

 

Thanks

 

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