Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.4EYCT

(a)

To determine

Accounts receivable turnover

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 other words, 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 of Company S for the year 2017.

(b)

To determine

To find out: whether accounts receivable is a material component of Company S’s current assets in 2017.

(c)

To determine

To discuss: The expected change in answer (a), if Company S sells seasonal products.

(d)

To determine

To evaluate: The credit risk of Company S’s concentrated receivables.

(e)

To determine

To comment: On the informational value of Company S’s Note 19.

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