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The chief financial officer (CFO) of SuperClean Corporation requested that the accounting department prepare a preliminary balance sheet on December 30, 2014, so that the CFO could get an idea of how the company stood. He knows that certain debt agreements with its creditors require the company to maintain a current ration of at least 2:1. The preliminary balance sheet is as follows.  SUPERCLEAN CORPORATION Balance Sheet  December 30, 2014 \begin{array}{lc}&&&\text { SUPERCLEAN CORPORATION} \\&&&\text { Balance Sheet } \\ &&&\text { December 30, 2014 } \\\end{array}

 Current assets  Current liabilities Cash $25,000 Accounts payable $20,000 Accounts receivable 20,000 Salaries and wages payable  10,000$40,000 Prepaid insurance  15,000 $60,000 Long-term liabilities   Notes payable  90,000   Total liabilities 130,000 Property, plant, and equipment (net) 210,000 Stockholders’ equity  Total assets $270,000 Common stock 100,000  Retained earnings  40,000  140,000   Total liabilities and stockholders equity   $270,000  \begin{array}{lc}\hline\text { Current assets } & &&\text { {Current liabilities}} & \\\text { Cash } & \$25,000 & & \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 20,000 & \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 20,000 & & \text { Salaries and wages payable } & \underline{\text{ 10,000}} & \$ 40,000 \\\text { Prepaid insurance } & \underline{\text{ 15,000 }} & \$ 60,000 & \text { Long-term liabilities } & & \\\text { } & & & \text { Notes payable } & & \underline{\text{ 90,000 }} \\\text { } & & & \text { Total liabilities } & & 130,000 \\\text { {Property, plant, and equipment (net)} }& \underline{210,000} & \text { Stockholders' equity } & & \\\text { {Total assets} } & \underline{\underline{\$ 270,000}} & \text { Common stock } & 100,000 & \\\text { } & & & \text { Retained earnings } & \underline{\text{ 40,000 }} & \underline{\text{ 140,000 }} \\\text { } & & & \text { Total liabilities and stockholders equity } & & \underline{\text{ \underline{\text{ \$270,000 }} }} \\ \end{array} Instructions
(a) Calculate the current ratio and working capital based on the preliminary balance sheet.
(b) Based in the results in (a), the CFO requested that $20,000 of cash be used to pay off the balance of the accounts payable account on December 31, 2014. Calculate the new current ratio and working capital after the company takes these actions.

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