Question

Suppose the following information was taken from the 2022 financial statements of FedEx Corporation, a major global transportation/delivery company. (in millions) 2022 2021 Accounts receivable (gross) $ 3,600 $ 4,670 Accounts receivable (net) 3,150 4,350 Allowance for doubtful accounts 450 320 Sales revenue 36,100 38,600 Total current assets 7,200 7,246 Answer each of the following questions.

(a) Calculate the accounts receivable turnover and the average collection period for 2022 for FedEx. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5. Use 365 days for calculation.) Accounts receivable turnover enter the accounts receivable turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place times The average collection period for 2022 enter the average collection period for 2022 in days rounded to 1 decimal place days.

Answer 1

9.6 times ; 37.9 days

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the accounts receivable turnover and the average collection period is shown below:

Accounts receivable turnover ratio = Credit sales ÷ average accounts receivable

where,

Average accounts receivable = (Opening balance of Accounts receivable + ending balance of Accounts receivable) ÷ 2

= ($4,350 + $3,150) ÷ 2

= $3,750 million

And, the net credit sale is $36,100 million

Now put these values to the above formula

So, the answer would be equal to

= $36,100 million ÷ $3,750 million

= 9.6 times

And, the Average collection period in days = Total number of days in a year ÷ accounts receivable turnover ratio

= 365 days ÷ 9.63 times

= 37.9 days