Cornerstones of Financial Accounting - With CengageNow
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting - With CengageNow
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781337760959
Author: Rich
Publisher: CENGAGE L
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 4, Problem 37BE
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Operating cycle:

Operating cycle is the chain of business activities performed in an organization. An organization can be manufacturing, servicing of merchandising type. For a merchandiser, the main business activities are the purchase, payment to the supplier, sales, and receipts from the customer. Hence the operating cycle of a merchandiser is limited as compared with the operating cycle of a manufacturer.

The Operating cycle mainly includes following activities:

•Purchases from the supplier (either cash or on account)

•Payment to suppliers

•Inventory

•Sales (either cash or on account)

•Collection from customer

The formula to calculate the operating cycle is as follows:

Net Operating Cycle = Inventory Period + Accounts Receivable Period − Accounts Payable Period

To Indicate:

The effect of selling on credit on the operating cycle.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
?
Wrong answer will be get down vote
P-8

Chapter 4 Solutions

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting - With CengageNow

Ch. 4 - Prob. 11DQCh. 4 - Prob. 12DQCh. 4 - Prob. 13DQCh. 4 - Prob. 14DQCh. 4 - Prob. 15DQCh. 4 - Prob. 16DQCh. 4 - Prob. 17DQCh. 4 - Prob. 18DQCh. 4 - Prob. 19DQCh. 4 - Prob. 20DQCh. 4 - Prob. 21DQCh. 4 - Prob. 22DQCh. 4 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 4 - Which of the following is not one of the five...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 4 - The internal audit function is part of what...Ch. 4 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 4 - Which one of the following would not appear on a...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 14MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 15MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 16CECh. 4 - Prob. 17CECh. 4 - Cornerstone Exercise 4-18 Adjusting Entry from...Ch. 4 - Prob. 19CECh. 4 - Prob. 20CECh. 4 - Cornerstone Exercise 4-21 Cash Over and Short On a...Ch. 4 - Cornerstone Exercise 4-22 Cash Over and Short...Ch. 4 - Prob. 23CECh. 4 - Prob. 24CECh. 4 - Prob. 25BECh. 4 - Prob. 26BECh. 4 - Prob. 27BECh. 4 - Prob. 28BECh. 4 - Prob. 29BECh. 4 - Prob. 30BECh. 4 - Prob. 31BECh. 4 - Prob. 32BECh. 4 - Prob. 33BECh. 4 - Prob. 34BECh. 4 - Prob. 35BECh. 4 - Prob. 36BECh. 4 - Prob. 37BECh. 4 - Prob. 38BECh. 4 - Prob. 39ECh. 4 - Prob. 40ECh. 4 - Prob. 41ECh. 4 - Prob. 42ECh. 4 - Miller Enterprises deposits the cash received...Ch. 4 - Prob. 44ECh. 4 - Prob. 45ECh. 4 - Prob. 46ECh. 4 - Prob. 47ECh. 4 - Hawk Enterprises identified the following items on...Ch. 4 - Prob. 49ECh. 4 - Prob. 50ECh. 4 - Prob. 51ECh. 4 - Prob. 52ECh. 4 - Prob. 53ECh. 4 - Exercise 4-54 Operating Cycle and Current...Ch. 4 - Prob. 55APSACh. 4 - Prob. 56APSACh. 4 - Prob. 57APSACh. 4 - Prob. 58APSACh. 4 - Prob. 59APSACh. 4 - Prob. 60APSACh. 4 - Prob. 61APSACh. 4 - Prob. 55BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 56BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 57BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 58BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 59BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 60BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 61BPSBCh. 4 - Prob. 62.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 62.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 62.3CCh. 4 - Prob. 62.4CCh. 4 - Prob. 63.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 63.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 64.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 64.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 65CCh. 4 - Prob. 66.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 66.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 67.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 67.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 68.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 68.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 68.3CCh. 4 - Prob. 68.4CCh. 4 - Prob. 69.1CCh. 4 - Prob. 69.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 69.3CCh. 4 - Prob. 69.4CCh. 4 - Case 4-70 CONTINUING PROBLEM: FRONT ROW...Ch. 4 - Prob. 70.2CCh. 4 - Prob. 70.3CCh. 4 - Prob. 70.4C
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337690881
Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
Accounting
ISBN:9781337280570
Author:Scott, Cathy J.
Publisher:South-Western College Pub
Text book image
Pkg Acc Infor Systems MS VISIO CD
Finance
ISBN:9781133935940
Author:Ulric J. Gelinas
Publisher:CENGAGE L
Text book image
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
Accounting
ISBN:9781337794756
Author:HEINTZ, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Accounting
ISBN:9781947172609
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax College
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:Cengage Learning