Intermediate Accounting (16th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118743202
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-320-1

Chapter 7 - Cash and Receivables - Review and Practice - Brief Exercises - Page 364: BE7-14

Answer

27. 4 days

Work Step by Step

The accounts receivable turnover ratio is computed as follows: Net Sales /Average Trade Receivables (net) = 12,442,000,000 / 932,500,000* = 13.34 times 13.34 is the Accounts Receivable Turnover (Average trade receivables = (912,000,000 + 953,000,000) /2 = 932,500,000*) The average collection period for accounts receivable in days is= 365 days/Accounts Receivable Turnover = 365 /13.34 = 27. 4 days
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