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Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for
aging of accounts receivable:
Age of Receivables |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||
Month of Sales |
Age of Account |
Amounts | Percent of Amount Due |
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April | 0–30 | $ | 175,440 | _______ | |
March | 31–60 | 87,720 | _______ | ||
February | 61–90 | 131,580 | _______ | ||
January | 91–120 | 43,860 | _______ | ||
Total receivables | $ | 438,600 | 100% | ||
a. Calculate the percentage of amount due for each
month.
b. If the firm had $1,548,000 in credit sales over
the four-month period, compute the average collection period.
Average daily credit sales should be based on a 120-day period.
c. If the firm likes to see its bills collected in
39 days, should it be satisfied with the average collection
period?
Yes
No
d. Disregarding your answer to part c and
considering the aging schedule for accounts receivable, should the
company be satisfied?
Yes
No