B-16.01 Liquidity analysis Fairfield Corporation

Fairfield Corporation owns three separate subsidiaries. The Board of Directors is developing a strategy to withdraw $1,000,000 in cash from one of the subsidiaries to finance the acquisition of a fourth business. Prepare the current and quick ratio for each subsidiary, and rank order the subsidiaries based on their ability to pay a dividend to the parent company without jeopardizing liquidity. Sub A Sub B Sub C Cash $1,000,000 $3,000,000 $ 5,000,000 Trading securities 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 Accounts receivable 6,000,000 5,000,000 14,000,000 Inventory 4,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 Prepaid rent 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 Accounts payable 5,000,000 2,000,000 8,000,000 Interest payable 1,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 Note payable (due in 6 months) 4,000,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 Unearned revenues 3,000,000 500,000 2,000,000

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