Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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ISBN: 9781259536359
Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 2BTN
To determine

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Days' sales uncollected are also called average collection period or days' sales in receivables. It is the ratio that measures how long it will take for the customers to pay their credit balances or the average number of days that a business will take to collect its trade receivables.

The formula is:

(Accounts receivable ÷ Net annual credit sales) x 365Or365 ÷ Average Receivable Turnover

Requirement 1

To Determine: Days’ Sales Uncollected for both the companies and for both the years.

To determine

Requirement 2

To Determine:Trend of both the companies.

To determine

Requirement 3

To Determine:Percentage change in Days’ Sales Uncollected

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