answer Harrelson Inc currently has $750,000 in accounts receivableand it's days sales outstanding (DSO) is 55 days. It wants toreduce its DSO to 35 days by pressuring more of its customersto pay their bills on time. If this policy is adopted thecompany's average sales will fall by 15%.What will be the level of accounts receivable following thechange? Assume a 365-day year.

Step 1: Original sales DSO = Accounts receivable/Original sales x 365 daysOriginal sales = Accounts…

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