Information from Greg Company’s balance sheet follows:

Current assets:

 

Cash

$2,100,000

Marketable securities

7,200,000

Accounts receivable

50,500,000

Inventories

65,000,000

Prepaid expenses

1,000,000

Total current assets

$125,800,000

Current liabilities:

 

Notes payable

$1,400,000

Accounts payable

18,000,000

Accrued expenses

11,000,000

Income taxes payable

600,000

Payments due within one year on long term debt

3,000,000

Total current liabilities

$34,000,000

Required Answer the following multiple choice questions:

a. What is the acid test ratio for Greg Company?

1. 1.60

2. 1.76

3. 1.90

4. 2.20

b. What is the effect of the collection of accounts receivable on the current ratio and net working capital, respectively?

Current Ratio

Net Working Capital

1. No effect

No effect

2. Increase

Increase

3. Increase

No effect

4. No effect

Increase