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Following are excerpts from the financial statements of Revlon, Inc. (in millions):

Year 1 Year 2
Sales $1,494.70 $1,941.00
Cost of sales 545.10 668.30
Net income (loss) ($5.80) $40.90
Trade receivables, less allowance
for 253.50 238.90
Inventories 175.00 156.60
Accounts payable 165.70 153.50
Total assets 2,016.90 1,944.10

The days accounts payable outstanding at the end of Year 2 is

a. 84.8.
b. 93.1.
c. 81.3.
d. 89.6.

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Final answer:

The days of account payable outstanding for Revlon, Inc. at the end of Year 2 is approximately 83.9 days. The closest option is a. 84.8. This calculation uses an approximate value for average accounts payable and daily cost of sales.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculating Days Accounts Payable Outstanding

To calculate the days accounts payable outstanding for Revlon, Inc. at the end of Year 2, one would need to use the following formula:

Days Accounts Payable Outstanding = (Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Sales) × Number of Days in the Period

However, since we only have the ending accounts payable value for Year 2, we will use this value as an approximation for the average. First, we need to find the daily cost of sales, which can be calculated by dividing the annual cost of sales by 365 days.

Daily Cost of Sales = Cost of Sales for Year 2 / 365

Daily Cost of Sales = $668.3 million / 365

Daily Cost of Sales = $1.83 million (approximately)

Next, we use the accounts payable at the end of Year 2:

Accounts Payable End of Year 2 = $153.5 million

Finally, we calculate the Days Accounts Payable Outstanding:

Days Accounts Payable Outstanding = ($153.5 million / $1.83 million) × 365

Days Accounts Payable Outstanding = 83.9 days (approximately)

The answer closest to our approximation is Option a. 84.8.

It should be noted that this calculation assumes a constant rate of cost of sales throughout the year, which may not be the case in reality. Therefore, the calculated days of accounts payable outstanding is an estimate.

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