In: Finance
| 
 Account  | 
 Beginning Balance  | 
 Ending Balance  | 
| 
 Inventory  | 
 $2,600  | 
 $2,890  | 
| 
 Accounts receivable  | 
 $3,222  | 
 $2,800  | 
| 
 Accounts payable  | 
 $2,500  | 
 $2,670  | 
| 
 Net sales  | 
 $24,589  | 
|
| 
 Cost of goods sold  | 
 $19,630  | 
|
What is the operating cycle?
| 
 a.  | 
 51.04 days  | 
|
| 
 b.  | 
 95.74 days  | 
|
| 
 c.  | 
 48.07 days  | 
|
| 
 d.  | 
 99.11 days  | 
| 
 a.  | 
 44.70 days  | 
|
| 
 b.  | 
 48.07 days  | 
|
| 
 c.  | 
 47.67 days  | 
|
| 
 d.  | 
 51.04 days  | 
| Average inventory = ( beginning inventory + ending inventory)/2 | 
| Average inventory = (2600+2890)/2 | 
| Average inventory = 2745 | 
| Average Receivables= ( beginning Receivables+ ending Receivables)/2 | 
| Average Receivables = (3222+2800)/2 | 
| Average Receivables = 3011 | 
| Average Payables= ( beginning Payables+ ending Payables)/2 | 
| Average Payables = (2500+2670)/2 | 
| Average Payables = 2585 | 
| Inventory turnover = COGS/inventory | 
| Inventory turnover = 19630/2745 | 
| Inventory turnover = 7.15 | 
| days of inventory on hand = number of days in a year/inventory turnover | 
| days of inventory on hand = 365/7.15 | 
| days of inventory on hand = 51.05 | 
| Receivables turnover = Credit sales/receivables | 
| Receivables turnover = 24589/3011 | 
| Receivables turnover = 8.17 | 
| days of sales outstanding = number of days in a year/receivables turnover | 
| days of sales outstanding = 365/8.17 | 
| days of sales outstanding = 44.68 | 
| Accounts payables turnover = COGS/payables | 
| Accounts payables turnover = 19630/2585 | 
| Accounts payables turnover = 7.48 | 
| days of payables outstanding = number of days in a year/accounts payable turnover | 
| days of payables outstanding = 365/7.48 | 
| days of payables outstanding = 48.8 | 
| Operating cycle = days of sales outstanding + days of inventory on hand | 
| Operating cycle = 44.68+51.05 | 
| Operating cycle = 95.73 | 
| Cash conversion cycle = Operating cycle - days of payables outstanding | 
| Cash cycle = 95.73-48.09 | 
| Cash cycle = 47.64 |