Data on Nathan Enterprises for the Most Recent Year Are

question 38

Multiple Choice

Data on Nathan Enterprises for the most recent year are shown below,along with the days sales outstanding of the firms against which it benchmarks.The firm's new CFO believes that the company could reduce its receivables enough to reduce its DSO to the benchmarks' average.If this were done,by how much would receivables decline? Use a 365-day year. $$\begin{array} { l c } \text { Sales } & \$ 110,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & \$ 16,000 \\\text { Days sales outstanding (DSO) } & 53.09 \\\text { Benchmark days sales outstanding (DSO) } & 20.00\end{array}$$

• A) $8,078
• B) $8,975
• C) $9,973
• D) $10,970
• E) $12,067

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Definitions:

Deferred Intra-entity

Pertains to transactions between entities within the same company that are not settled immediately but are recorded and settled at a later date.

Markup Over Cost

The ratio or percentage by which a product’s selling price exceeds its cost, effectively representing the gross profit margin.

Consolidated Cost Of Goods Sold

The total cost of goods that have been sold by a parent company and its subsidiaries, presented as a single figure in consolidated financial statements.

Intra-entity Transfers

Transactions that occur between two units within the same company, such as the transfer of goods or services from one department to another.