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Cash conversion cycle) Historical data for the firm's sales, accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable for the Crimson Mfg. Company follow: LOADING.... a. Calculate Crimson's days of sales outstanding, days of payables outstanding, and days of sales in inventory for each of the 5 years. (Assume a 365-day year. Hint: Assume that the firm's cost of goods sold equals 70% of sales.) What has Crimson accomplished in its atempts to better manage its investments in account receivable and inventory? b. Calculate Crimson's cash conversion cycle for each of the 5 years. Evaluate the firm's overall management of its working capital. Assume a 365-day year.
2011 2012 2013
2014 2015
Sales 2,861 3,487
5,264 7,705 12,326
Receivables 410 527
728 901 1,425
Acounts payable 270 454
475 1,045 1,606
Inventories 220 315
414 249 257