A Firm Is Considering the Following Changes: Increasing Inventory Variety,which

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A firm is considering the following changes: increasing inventory variety,which will increase inventory to $60,000,and offering more liberal sales terms,which will result in average receivables increasing to $65,000.These actions are expected to increase sales to $800,000 per year,and cost of goods will remain at 75%.Because of the increased purchases,average payables will increase to $35,000.What effect will these changes have on the cash conversion cycle?

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Operating Efficiencies

A measure of how well a company utilizes its resources to produce goods and services, often reflecting in the reduction of costs and improvement in output.

Poison Pill

A strategy employed by companies to prevent or discourage hostile takeovers by making the company less attractive to the would-be acquirer.

Unfriendly Takeover

A takeover bid opposed by the management of the target company.