Quality Furniture Company
Case 13-6
Quality Furniture Company
Prepared by:
Dustin Tebbetts-Fiore
Professor C.E. Reese
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
ACC 770- Managerial Accounting
School of Business/Graduate Studies
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL
Term A3/ Summer, 2012
May 31, 2012
Table of Contents
Issues
Facts
Analysis
Conclusions
Table of Ratios
Issues
What do you think is happening at Lloyds and The Emporium?
What financial ratios and questions raised in your analysis of the two companies financial statements support your opinions?
Facts
Quality Furniture Company was concerned about two of its accounts in the state of Minnesota; Lloyds Inc. and The Emporium. Lloyds was a retailer of fine home furnishings. Lloyds sales experienced a slight downturn in the midsummer months and a slight upturn during the holiday season in December. Approximately 75% of Lloyds sales were paid for with cash or a credit card and 25% were financed on six month installment terms. These terms called for 25% of the purchase price as a down payment and the remaining 75% to be paid in equal monthly payments over a six month period. Lloyds has been a customer of Quality for over 30 years. The Emporium was a medium sized department store and had only been doing business with Quality for the past decade. Both Lloyds and The Emporium accounts were sold on terms of 2%, 10, net 30. Lloyds has a $50,000 credit limit with Quality as opposed to an $85,000 credit limit for The Emporium.
Beginning in 2000 the furniture industry began to experience some difficulty because of the