following information was taken from the books of Olmeck, Inc.   Year 2 Year 1 Sales $956,000 $992,000 Accounts receivable:        Beginning of the year 120,500 136,400    End of the year 110,000 120,500   a.  Determine the accounts receivable turnover for Year 2 and Year 1. Round your answers to one decimal place.   Accounts Receivable Turnover Year 2 fill in the blank 1 Year 1 fill in the blank 2 b.  Determine the number of days’ sales in receivables for Year 2 and Year 1. Round your answers to one decimal place. Assume 365 days per year.   Number of Days' Sales in Receivables Year 2 fill in the blank 3 days Year 1 fill in the blank 4 days c.  The industry average for the accounts receivable turnover is 8.0. How does Olmeck, Inc. compare? In Year 2 Olmeck was    the industry average. In Year 1, Olmeck was     the industry average.

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The following information was taken from the books of Olmeck, Inc.

 
Year 2
Year 1
Sales $956,000 $992,000
Accounts receivable:    
   Beginning of the year 120,500 136,400
   End of the year 110,000 120,500

 

a.  Determine the accounts receivable turnover for Year 2 and Year 1. Round your answers to one decimal place.

  Accounts Receivable
Turnover
Year 2 fill in the blank 1
Year 1 fill in the blank 2

b.  Determine the number of days’ sales in receivables for Year 2 and Year 1. Round your answers to one decimal place. Assume 365 days per year.

  Number of Days' Sales
in Receivables
Year 2 fill in the blank 3 days
Year 1 fill in the blank 4 days

c.  The industry average for the accounts receivable turnover is 8.0. How does Olmeck, Inc. compare?

In Year 2 Olmeck was

 

 the industry average. In Year 1, Olmeck was 

 

 the industry average.

 

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