Answer:
Days in Receivables:
Year 2:
= Average Receivables/Sales x 365 days
= $11,000/$82,500 x 365 days
= 48.67
= 49 days
Year 1:
= Average Receivables/Sales x 365 days
= $10,000/$78,000 x 365 days
= 46.79
= 47 days
Step-by-step explanation:
a) Data:
Sales & Receivables
Year 2: Sales are $82,500; average accounts receivable is $11,000.
Year 1: Sales are $78,000; average accounts receivable is $10,000
b) he days' sales in receivables for company A measures the efficiency of credit collection by showing the number of days it takes company A to receive cash from its credit customers. It is an efficiency ratio that measures management's ability to manage credit policies.