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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:
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.
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.
2014 2015 2016
2017 2018
Sales 4,379 5,256 7,919
11,625 18,427
Receivables 607 793 1,092
1,381 2,256
Acounts payable 430 660
680 1,502 2,420
Inventories 321 440 653
388 347