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Trout Lumber Yard has a current accounts receivable balance of $440,016. Credit sales for the year just ended were $5,153,850.
What is the receivables turnover?
What is the days’ sales in receivables?
How long did it take on average for credit customers to pay off their accounts during the past year?
Receivables turnover = Credit Sales / Accounts receivable
Receivables turnover = $5,153,850 / $440,016
Receivables turnover = 11.7129x
Days’ sales in receivables = 365 / Receivables turnover
Days’ sales in receivables = 365 / 11.7129
Days’ sales in receivables = 31.16 days
It took 31.16 days on average for credit customers to pay off their accounts during the past year.