Current assets – Closing stock : Current liabilities
Ideal ratio 1:1
Example
€50,000 – €25,000 : €25,000
1:1
Examination tips
1. Write the formula. 2. Use your calculator. 3. Show your workings. 4. Answer = 1: 1
Answer: Yes, because stock is a hard asset to sell quickly. It’s all about been able to pay what you owe when it falls due. Liquid assets equal your current liabilities. Think IT!
Question: Is this a better example of liquidity? EXAM PREPARATION!
State ‘acid test ratio’. Explain it using an example. Apply it to another unit.
3. Rate of Stock Turnover
The rate of stock turnover is the amount of times stock needs to be ordered/how fast stock is selling.
Example: A garage selling cars will have a low turnover compared to a supermarket with high turnover. This is because the supermarket will sell stock more quickly and replace stock more often than a garage would.
It’s really important to control your stock. A business should not hold too much stock as it could …
• go out of date • go out of style • get damaged • be difficult to turn into cash if needed.
However, if you have too little stock you could end up running out of stock. Customers will move to a competitor if they cannot get the product they require.
Example Using the following figures for Minizone, calculate stock turnover. €
Opening stock Closing stock Cost of sales
40,000 60,000
100,000 P. 248
Go to page 248 of the activity book to practise more questions.