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Feltzen CO. reports sales of $10,000,000 for 2002 with a gross profit margin of 40%. 20% of its...

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Feltzen CO. reports sales of $10,000,000 for 2002 with a gross profit margin of 40%. 20% of its sales are on credit.

2001 2002
AR $150,000 170,000
Inventory 900,000 1,000,000
AP 1,100,000 1,200,000

Accounts receivable days outstanding at the end of 2002 using the year-end receivable balance.

a. 30.6 days

b. 28.8 days

c. 27 days

d. 6.1 days

Days sales outstanding :

Days sales outstanding is calculated as average account receivable divided by net credit sale multiply by the number of days. The average account receivable is calculated as beginning account receivable plus ending account receivable divided by 2.

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Accounts receivable days outstanding = Average account receivable / Net credit Sale *360 Days

= ($150,000 + $170,000) /2 / $10,000,000 *20% *360

=...

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