Question

Calculate (a) the accounts receivable period, (b) accounts payable period, (c) inventory period, and (d) cash cycle for the following firm. (Use 365 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Income Statement Data: Sales $ 5,000 Cost of goods sold 4,200 Balance Sheet Data: Inventory $ 550 Accounts receivable 110 Accounts payable 270

Answer 1

a. Accounts receivable period:

= Accounts receivable turnover ratio * 365 days

= (Average accounts receivable / Sales) * 365

= (110 / 5,000) * 365

= 8.0 days

b. Accounts Payable period:

= Accounts payable turnover ratio * 365

= (Average accounts payable / Cost of goods sold) * 365

= (270 / 4,200) * 365

= 23.5 days

c. Inventory period:

= Inventory turnover ratio * 365

= (Average inventory / Cost of goods sold) * 365

= (550 / 4,200) * 365

= 47.8 days

d. Cash cycle:

= Inventory period + Accounts receivables period - Accounts payable period

= 47.8 + 8 - 23.5

= 32.3 days