Business FinancesQuestion 1219 of 1632
A quick way to see if a business can pay its short-term bills is to check its:
a.Accumulated depreciation to date
b.Franchise tax paid for the year
c.Current assets over current liabilities
d.Total revenue billed this year
Explanation
Current assets divided by current liabilities is the current ratio, the standard quick test of whether obligations due within a year can be met from resources available within a year. Accumulated depreciation records how much of an asset's cost has been written off and says nothing about cash. Franchise tax paid is a past expense. And revenue measures volume, not liquidity: a company can bill heavily and still be unable to pay its bills.
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