A Company Reported Net Sales for 2014 of $265,000 and $545,000

question 146

Essay

A company reported net sales for 2014 of $265,000 and $545,000 for 2015. The year-end balances of accounts receivable were $39,000 for 2014 and $92,000 for 2015. Calculate the days' sales uncollected at the end of each year for this company and describe any changes in the apparent liquidity of the company's receivables.

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Definitions:

Call Option

A financial contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a stock or other asset at a set price within a specific time period.

Hedge Ratio

A ratio used to measure the proportion of an investment's risk that is being mitigated by a hedge, aiming to reduce potential losses.

At-the-money

A term used in options trading to describe an option where the market price of the underlying asset is equal to the option's strike price.

Straddle Position

An investment strategy involving the purchase or sale of both a call option and a put option on the same asset, with identical strike prices and expiration dates, used to bet on volatility.