TechCom Had Net Sales of $315,000 and Average Accounts Receivable

question 140

Essay

TechCom had net sales of $315,000 and average accounts receivable of $75,600. Its competitor, ZCom, had net sales of $299,000 and average accounts receivable of $81,350. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratio for both companies. Which company is doing a better job of managing its accounts receivable (all other things assumed to be equal)?

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Definitions:

Substitution Effect

The economic principle that as prices rise or incomes decrease, consumers will replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives.

Budget Constraints

The limitations on the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford based on their income and the prices of goods and services.

Law of Demand

The principle that, all other factors being equal, as the price of a product decreases, the quantity demanded of the product will increase, and vice versa.

Budget Constraint

An economic model that represents all the combinations of goods and services a consumer can afford given their income and prices of goods.