Satish Sales Company had a gross profit margin (gross profits/sales) of 27% and sales of $10.2 million last year. 78% of the firm's sales are on credit, and the remainder are cash sales. Satish's current assets total $1.6 million, its current liabilities total $310,000, and it has $120,000 in cash plus marketable securities. (a) If Satish's accounts receivable equal $610,500, what is its average collection period? (b) If Satish reduces its average collection period to 22 days, what will be its new level of accounts receivable?

Satish Sales Company had a gross profit margin (gross profits/sales) of 27% and sales of $10.2 million last year. 78% of the firm's sales are on credit, and the remainder are cash sales. Satish's current assets total $1.6 million, its current liabilities total $310,000, and it has $120,000 in cash plus marketable securities. (a) If Satish's accounts receivable equal $610,500, what is its average collection period? (b) If Satish reduces its average collection period to 22 days, what will be its new level of accounts receivable?

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