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B. You are given the following information of FIM Ltd which operate in the entertainment industry to interpret to stakeholders during the meeting
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Ratios |
FIM Ltd |
Industry |
|
|
2023 |
2023 |
|
Gross Profit Percentage |
37.70% |
27% |
|
Net Profit Percentage |
1.72% |
8.4% |
|
Return on Equity |
3.91% |
14.0% |
|
Trade Collections period |
19.94 |
35 |
|
Trade Payables settlement period |
66.99 |
42 |
|
Current Ratio |
1.21 |
2.0 |
|
Acid test ratio |
0.38 |
1.0 |
1. For each ratio given above briefly explain what it is intended to measure
2. Give one possible reason for a ratio that is higher (or lower) than the industry ratio (Assume that FIM Ltd is slightly riskier than the industry).
3. Explain why company prefers to cut costs to improve profitability than to increase revenue
C. The following budget data for M&H Media Co, M&H Media Co. has shop that makes and sell personalized canvas portraits. The following information was made available to the manger for budget preparation:
|
|
August |
September |
October |
November |
|
Sales units |
1 000 |
1 400 |
1 550 |
990 |
|
Sales price |
R50 |
R55 |
R60 |
R60 |
|
General costs |
R14 000 |
R15 400 |
R16 300 |
R12 000 |
1. You are required to prepare a cash budget for September, October and November. Round off to two decimals.
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