Question: note - B required elected comparative financial statement data for Vermillion Inc. are shown below. VERMILLION INC. Statement of Financial Position (partial) December 31 (in

note - B required

elected comparative financial statement data for Vermillion Inc. are shown below.

VERMILLION INC. Statement of Financial Position (partial) December 31 (in thousands)
2021 2020 2019
Current assets
Cash $ 30 $ 91 $ 60
Trading investments 55 60 40
Accounts receivable, net 670 580 497
Inventory 622 527 578
Prepaid expenses 41 51 29
Total current assets $ 1,418 $ 1,309 $ 1,204
Total current liabilities $ 876 $ 821 $ 757

Additional information:

(in thousands) 2021 2020 2019
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 50 $ 45 $ 40
Credit sales 4,212 3,967 3,704
Cost of goods sold 2,911 2,642 2,330

(a)

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Calculate all possible liquidity ratios for 2021 and 2020. (Round current ratio to 2 decimal places e.g. 2.66. Round receivables turnover and inventory turnover to 1 decimal place e.g. 6.2. Round collection period and days sales in inventory to 0 decimal places e.g. 1,266. Enter working capital amounts in thousands e.g. 525.)

2021 2020
Working capital $enter working capital in thousands of dollars $enter working capital in thousands of dollars
Current ratio enter current ratio rounded to 2 decimal places :1 enter current ratio rounded to 2 decimal places :1
Receivables turnover enter receivables turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place times enter receivables turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place times
Collection period enter collection period in days rounded to 0 decimal places days enter collection period in days rounded to 0 decimal places days
Inventory turnover enter inventory turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place times enter inventory turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place times
Days sales in inventory enter days sales in inventory rounded to 0 decimal places days enter days sales in inventory rounded to 0 decimal places days

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(b)

Indicate whether each of the liquidity ratios calculated above is better or worse in 2021.

Working capital select an option WorseBetter
Current ratio select an option WorseBetter
Receivables turnover select an option BetterWorse
Collection period select an option WorseBetter
Inventory turnover select an option BetterWorse
Days sales in inventory select an option WorseBetter

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