Problem-13: Current Liabilities and Payroll Accounting

Suppose the following financial data were reported by $3M Company for 2019 and 2020

3M Company
Balance Sheets (partial)

Instructions

Calculate the current ratio and working capital for 3M for 2019 and 2020.
Suppose that at the end of 2020, 3M management used 200 million cash to pay off $200 million of accounts payable. How would its current ratio and working capital have changed?

Solution

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