Shiplt Corporation reported the following rounded amounts (in millions): 2015 $ 5,100 (290) $4,810 $37,200 Accounts Receivable. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance Net Sales (assume all on credit) Receivables Turnover Ratio. Days to Collect 2016 $ 5,395 Required: 1. Determine the receivables turnover ratio and days to collect for 2016. (Use 365 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 1 decimal place.) times days • Improvement Decline (285) $ 5,110 $39,000 2. Do the measures calculated in requirement 1 represent an improvement (or deterioration) in receivables turnover, compared to 2015 when the turnover was 8.8?
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At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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