Question

McEwan Industries sells on terms of 3/10, net 20. Total sales for the year are $1,381,000; 40% of the customers pay on the 10th day and take discounts, while the other 60% pay, on average, 66 days after their purchases. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.

Open spreadsheet

Receivables investment
Credit Terms:
Discount %		3.00%
Discount period (in days)		10
Amount due (in days)		20
Total sales		$1,381,000.00
Number of days in year		365
"% of customers that take discount and pay on discount day"		40.00%
% of customers that pay after discount period		60.00%
"Average days after purchase by nondiscount customers"		66
Calculation of Days Sales Outstanding (DSO):				Formulas
Days sales outstanding (DSO)				#N/A
Calculation of Average Amount of Receivables:
Average receivables				#N/A
Cost of Trade Credit:
Cost to discount customers		0.00%
Nominal cost to nondiscount customers paying late on Day	66			#N/A
Effective cost to nondiscount customers paying late on Day	66			#N/A
"Calculation of Account Receivables if Nondiscount Customers Paid When Due:"
New days sales outstanding (DSONew)				#N/A
Average receivablesNew				#N/A

1. What is the days sales outstanding? Round your answer to two decimal places.

   days

2. What is the average amount of receivables? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations.

   $  

3. What is the percentage cost of trade credit to customers who take the discount? Round your answers to two decimal places.

   %

4. What is the percentage cost of trade credit to customers who do not take the discount and pay in 66 days? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

   Nominal cost:  %

   Effective cost:  %

5. What would happen to McEwan’s accounts receivable if it toughened up on its collection policy with the result that all nondiscount customers paid on the 20th day? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

   DSO =  days

   Average receivables = $  

Answer 1

a)

Days sales outstanding = sum of (% customers paying x collection period)

                                                = 40% x 10 + 60% x 66

                                                = 4+ 39.6 days

                                                = 43.6 days

b)

Average receivables = sales x Days sales outstanding / 365

                                         = 1,381,000 x 43.6/365

                                         = $164963.29

c)

% cost of credit = Discount % x 365 / ((1- discount %) x credit period beyond discount days)

                                = 0.03 x 365 / ((1-0.03) x 10)

                                = 112.89%%

d)

% cost of credit = Discount % x 365 / ((1- discount %) x credit period beyond discount days)

                                = 0.03 x 365 / ((1-0.03) x 56)

                                = 20.16%