Accounts receivable management This table, , shows that Blair Supply had an end-of-year accounts receivable balance of $300,060. The table also shows how much of the receivables balance originated in eac of the previous six months. The company had annual sales of $2.40 million and it normally extends 30-day credit terms to its customers. a. Use the year-end total to evaluate the firm's collection system. b. If 70% of the firm's sales occur between July and December, would this affect the validity of your conclusion in part a? Explain. a. The average collection period is days. (Round to two decimal places.) Data table (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to -

Accounts receivable management This table, , shows that Blair Supply had an end-of-year accounts receivable balance of $300,060. The table also shows how much of the receivables balance originated in eac of the previous six months. The company had annual sales of $2.40 million and it normally extends 30-day credit terms to its customers. a. Use the year-end total to evaluate the firm's collection system. b. If 70% of the firm's sales occur between July and December, would this affect the validity of your conclusion in part a? Explain. a. The average collection period is days. (Round to two decimal places.) Data table (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to -

Name: Accounts receivable management This table,, shows that Blair Supply h
Uploaded: 2024-03-04T10:43:15.000Z
Channel: Bartleby
Description: Accounts receivable management This table,, shows that Blair Supply had an end-of-year accounts receivable balance of $300,060 The table also shows how much of the receivables balance originated in eachof the previous six months. The company had ann

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The following data are taken from the financial statements of Sigmon Inc. Terms of all sales are 2/10, n/45. 20Y3 20Y2 20Y1 Accounts receivable, end of year $120,200 $128,000 $134,800 Sales on account 719,780 670,140 a. For 20Y2 and 20Y3, determine (1) the accounts receivable turnover and (2) the number of days' sales in receivables. Round answers to one decimal place. Assume a 365-day year.
During its first year of operations, Fertig Company had credit sales of $3,000,000, of which $400,000 remained uncollected at year- end. The credit manager estimates that $18,000 of these receivables will become uncollectible. The accounts receivable turnover is 10 times and average collection period is 36.5 days. Assume that average net accounts receivable were $300.000. Explain what these measures tell us. BI V T, TI E LE E H I 99 H E à ला 11 A A OWord(s)
Activity measures: m. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover and number of days' sales in accounts receivable (based on a 365-day year) for the most recent year. n. Based on your analysis in m, do you believe that the company is doing an effective job at managing accounts receivable? What would you estimate the industry averages to be for the accounts receivable turnover and number of days' sales in accounts receivable? Explain. o. Calculate the inventory turnover and number of days' sales in inventory (based on a 365-day year) for the most recent year. p. Based on your analysis in o, to what extent does the company need to be concerned about its inventory management policies? In assessing the inventory management policies, would you be more interested in knowing current ratio or acid-test ratio information? Explain.
Accounts Receivable Turnover and Average Collection Period VanPoole Corporation disclosed the following financial information (in millions) in its recent annual report: Year 1 Year 2 $167,096 $181,662 33,350 32,870 32,870 32,635 Net sales Beginning accounts receivable (net) Ending accounts receivable (net) a. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratio for both years. b. Calculate the average collection period for both years. Notes: 1. Round all answers to one decimal place. 2. Use rounded answer from part a. to compute the average collection period. Year 1 Year 2 a. Accounts receivable turnover b. Average collection period (days) 0 0 0 0 c. Is the company's accounts receivable management improving or deteriorating?
The companys balance sheet showed an accounts receivble balance of $80,000 at the begininng of the year and $47,000 at the end of the year. The company reported $720,000 in credit sales for the year. What was the amount of cash collected on account receivables durig the year
A company reports the following: Sales $1,057,770 Average accounts receivable (net) 83,950 Determine the (a) accounts receivable turnover, and (b) number of days' sales in receivables. When required, round your answers to one decimal place. Assume a 365-day year. a. Accounts receivable turnover b. Number of days' sales in receivables days
K Accounts receivable management This table, shows that Blair Supply had an end-of-year accounts receivable balance of $300,000. The table also shows how much of the receivables balance originated in each of the previous six months. The company had annual sales of $2.40 million and it normally extends 30-day credit terms to its customers. a. Use the year-end total to evaluate the firm's collection system. b. If 70% of the firm's sales occur between July and December, would this affect the validity of your conclusion in part a? Explain. a. The average collection period is days. (Round to two decimal places.)
Question: Presented below is the information for Skysong Company. Beginning of the year Accounts Receivable balance was $23600. Net sales (all on account) for the year were $103100. Skysong does not offer cash discounts. Collections on accounts receivable during the year were $90300. Skysong is planning to factor some accounts receivables at the end of the year. Accounts totaling $14100 will be transfered to Credit Factors, Inc with recourse. Credit Factor will retain 7% of the balances for probable adjustments and assesses a finance charge of 6%. The fair value of the recourse obligation is $1021. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the receivables. Compute Skysongs accounts receivable turnover for the year, assuming the receivables are sold.