Rosanna Corp. has P15million of sales; P2million of inventories; P3million of receivables and P1million of payable. Its cost of sales is 80% of sales, and it finance working capital with bank loans at an 8% rate. What is Rosanna’s cash conversion cycle? If Rosanna could lower its inventories and receivables by 10% each, and increase its payable by 10%, all without affecting sales or cost of sales, what would be the new Cash conversion cycle? Following number 2 above, how much cash would be freed up?

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Rosanna Corp. has P15million of sales; P2million of inventories; P3million of receivables and P1million of payable. Its cost of sales is 80% of sales, and it finance working capital with bank loans at an 8% rate.

  1. What is Rosanna’s cash conversion cycle?
  2. If Rosanna could lower its inventories and receivables by 10% each, and increase its payable by 10%, all without affecting sales or cost of sales, what would be the new Cash conversion cycle?
  3. Following number 2 above, how much cash would be freed up?
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(i) Inventory = (60.83 – 54.75) ´ $32,876.7123 = $199,890.41.

(ii)  Receivables = (73 – 65.70) ´ $41,095.8904 = $300,000.

(iii) Payables = (33.46 – 30.42) ´ $32,876.7123 = $99,945.21

 

How did you compute the $32,876.7123 for inventory, $41,095.8904 for receivables, and $32,876.7123 for payables?

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