Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
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Chapter 8, Problem 16E
Analyzing and Interpreting Receivables Turnover Ratio and Days to Collect
FedEx Corporation reported the following rounded amounts (in millions):
Required:
- 1. Determine the receivables turnover ratio and days to collect for 2016. Round your answers to one decimal place.
- 2. Do the measures calculated in requirement 1 represent an improvement (or deterioration) in receivables turnover, compared to 2015 when the turnover was 8.5?
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Required:
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2018, when the turnover was 11.2?
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2018
$ 5,355
$ 5,060
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(270)
$ 5,090
$ 4,790
$ 49,000 $ 47,200
Determine the receivables turnover ratio and days to collect for 2019. (Use 365 days in a year. Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your final answers to 1 decimal place.)
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Days to Collect
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days
Use the following financial statement information from Black Water Industries.
BLACK WATER INDUSTRIES
Ending Accounts
Receivable
Year
Net Credit Sales
2017
$690,430
$335,250
2018
705,290
364,450
2019
770,500
406,650
A. Compute the accounts receivable turnover ratios for 2018 and 2019. Round your
answers to two decimal places.
2018
times
2019
times
B. Using the accounts receivable turnover, choose the statement that most closely
describes the company's management of its receivables.
a. The company's lending policies may be too strict.
b. Collection efforts are not aggressive enough.
There may be uncollectable receivables affecting the beginning and ending
C.
balances.
d. All of the above statements may be correct.
a
b
d
1. Compute the accounts receivable turnover ratios and the number of days' sales in receivables
ratios for 2018 and 2019 (round answers to two decimal places).
What do the outcomes tell a potential investor about Vortex Computing if industry average for
accounts receivable turnover ratio is 4 times and days' sales in receivables ratio is 85 days?
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