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Accounts receivable turnover and days’ sales in receivables
For two recent years, Robinhood Company reported the following:
20Y9 | 20Y8 | |
Sales | $7,357,500 | $6,195,000 |
Accounts receivable: | ||
Beginning of year | 550,000 | 500,000 |
End of year | 540,000 | 550,000 |
a. Determine the accounts receivable turnover for 20Y9 and 20Y8. Round answers to one decimal place.
20Y8:
20Y9:
b. Determine the days’ sales in receivables for 20Y9 and 20Y8. Use 365 days and round all calculations to one decimal place.
20Y8: days
20Y9: days
c. Are the changes in the accounts receivable turnover and days’ sales in receivables from 20Y8 to 20Y9 favorable or unfavorable
Ans. A | Accounts receivable turnover = Net credit sales / Average receivables | ||||
20Y8 | $6,195,000 / $525,000 | 11.80 | times | ||
20Y9 | $7,357,500 / $545,000 | 13.50 | times | ||
*Average receivable = (Beginning accounts receivables + Ending accounts receivables) / 2 | |||||
20Y8 | ($500,000 + $550,000) / 2 | $525,000 | |||
20Y9 | ($550,000 + $540,000) / 2 | $545,000 | |||
Ans. B | Days' sales in receivables = Number of days in year / Accounts receivable turnover | ||||
20Y8 | 365 / 11.8 | 30.93 | days | ||
20Y9 | 365 / 13.5 | 27.04 | days | ||
Ans. C | Accounts receivable turnover = Favorable | ||||
Days' sales in receivables = Favorable | |||||
*Increase in accounts receivable turnover ratio from previous year to current year is | |||||
considered more efficient for the company. | |||||
*Decrease in days sales ratio is favorable as it means that the company is taking | |||||
less time to collect it's receivables. | |||||