Miyagi Data, Inc., sells earnings forecasts for Japanese securities. Its credit terms are3/20, net 40. Based on experience, 65 percent of all customers will take the discount.a. What is the average collection period? (Do not round intermediate calculations andround your answer to 2 decimal places, 32.16.)b. If the company sells 1,250 forecasts every month at a price of $2,350 each, what is itsaverage daily balance sheet amount in accounts receivable? (Do not roundintermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Answer is complete but not entirely correct.a.Average collection periodb. Average accounts receivable)$17 days1,542,575.34

Credit Term of 3/20, Net 40 shows that buyers will get discount of 3% if payment is made in 20 days…

Answered: Miyagi Data, Inc., sells earnings…

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