The Days' Sales in Receivables Measures

question 77

Multiple Choice

The days' sales in receivables measures:

• A) how well a company can pay its current liabilities with its current assets.
• B) how many days it takes, on average, to collect receivables.
• C) how many days it takes, on average, to sell the inventory.
• D) the number of times per year a company sells goods and collects receivables.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing and able to supply goods for versus the amount they actually receive due to market prices.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus, representing the total net gain to society from the production and consumption of goods and services.

Tariff Revenue

Income that a government collects from imposing duties on imported goods.

Consumer Surplus

The divergence between the amount consumers are willing to pay for a product or service and the amount they actually pay.