Other names are the quick ratio ot the liquid ratio
acid test ratio = quick assets / current liabilitiesacid test ratio = 150000 / 100000acid test ratio = 150 %
trend of acid-test ratio over the past three years
My answer is not able to answered using current keyboard function, the eqaution is very long. but the answer is .5.
Liquidity ratio are designed to test a company's ability to meet its short-term financial obligations. To find the ratio, you take Cash and Cash Equivalent + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivable divided by Current Liabilities.
Quick ratio is a measure of company's ability to meet short term obligation with liquid assets. Quick ratio= (current assets â?? inventories) / current liabilities. While current ratio also called liquidity ratio measures the ability of a company to pay short term obligations. It is calculated as: Current Ratio= Current Assets / Current Liabilities.
The acid test was a method used by the gold miners to confirm that their nuggets were real gold. Most metal will fail the test, but gold does not dissolve when emerged in acid. This phrase is now used for a company stock.. so a reading on the quick acid test of lest that one indicates a company has failed it or will not have enough cash or quick assets to cover their short term liabilities..
the two ratios that measure liquidity is acid test and current ratio. the acid test ratio is current assets- stock/ current liabilities the current ratio is current assets/ current liabilities
acid test ratio = quick assets / current liabilitiesacid test ratio = 150000 / 100000acid test ratio = 150 %
current ratio and acid test ratio are examples of liquidity ratios'. current ratio is current asset's/ current liabilities. acid test ratio is current assets- stock / current liabilities.
The main difference between the current ratio and the acid-test ratio lies in the assets they consider. The current ratio includes all current assets, such as inventory, while the acid-test ratio excludes inventory and focuses only on the most liquid assets (cash, marketable securities, and receivables). This makes the acid-test ratio a more stringent measure of a company's short-term liquidity, as it assesses the ability to meet current liabilities without relying on inventory sales. Thus, the acid-test ratio provides a clearer picture of immediate financial health.
An acid-test ratio should typically increase over time. An increase in the acid-test ratio indicates that a company has more liquid assets relative to current liabilities, which is generally a positive sign of financial health and liquidity.
some where between 1 to 1.5
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No, assets classified as held for sale are not included in the calculation of the acid-test ratio. The acid-test ratio focuses on a company's most liquid assets, specifically cash, cash equivalents, and receivables, excluding inventory and non-current assets. Since non-current assets held for sale do not represent liquid assets that can be quickly converted into cash, they are not part of this ratio.
The alternative name for the germ tube test is "Reynold's test."
Another name for a test could be an examination or an assessment