Complete the aging schedule by filling in the percentage of total value column. Interpret your results. Using these data, estimate the hospital’s ACP (days in patient accounts receivable).

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7.5 Sacred Heart Hospital has the following receivables amounts, listed by age:

Age of Account (Days)

Value of Account

Percentage of Total Value

0–30

$5,450,000

 

31–60

3,666,000

 

61–90

1,278,000

 

91–120

867,000

 

Over 120

49,000

 

 

$11,310,000

 

  1. Complete the aging schedule by filling in the percentage of total value column.
  2. Interpret your results.
  3. Using these data, estimate the hospital’s ACP (days in patient accounts receivable).

(Hint: Assume that the average age in the first category is 15 days [the midpoint of the range], the average age in the second category is 45 days, and so on. Ignore the receivables older than 120 days.)

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