(a)
Accounts receivable turnover is a liquidity measure of accounts receivable in times, which is calculated by dividing the net credit sales by the average amount of net accounts receivables. In simple, it indicates the number of times the average amount of net accounts receivables collected during a particular period.
Average collection period:
Average collection period indicates the number of days taken by a business to collect its outstanding amount of accounts receivable on an average.
To calculate: The accounts receivable turnover and average collection period for 2014 for Incorporation A.
(b)
To identify: whether Incorporation A has any potentially significant credit risks in 2014.
(c)
To conclude: The information from part (a) and (b).
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