A company reports the following:
Sales $3,150,000
Average accounts receivable (net) 210,000
Determine:
(a) the accounts receivable turnover and (b) the number of days' sales in receivables. Round interim calculations to the nearest dollar and final answers to one decimal place. Assume a 365-day year.

Respuesta :

Answer:

a. 15 times

b. 24.3 days

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. Accounts receivable turnover

Account receivable turnover ratio = Net credit sales ÷ Average accounts receivable  

= $3,150,000 ÷ $210,000

= 15 times

b. Number of days sales in receivables = Total number of days in a year ÷ accounts receivable turnover ratio

= 365 days ÷ 15 times

= 24.3 days