Based on the Following Data and Using a 365-Day Year

question 74

Essay

Based on the following data and using a 365-day year, compute
(a) the accounts receivable turnover and
(b) days' sales in receivables for Year 2. Round to two decimal places. The industry average turnover is 20 times during the year, and the days' sales in receivables averages 25.
(c) Comment on this situation. $\begin{array}{lr}12 / 31 / \text { Year } 1 \text { accounts receivable } & 100,000 \\12 / 31 / \text { Year } 2 \text { accounts receivable } & 70,000 \\\text { For the year ended } 12 / 31 / \text { Year } 1 \text {, sales } & 1,050,000 \\\text { For the year ended } 12 / 31 / \text { Year } 2 \text {, sales } & 1,200,000\end{array}$

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