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

question 37

Essay

Based on the following data and using a 365-day year, compute (a) the accounts receivable turnover and (b) the number of days' sales in receivables for year 2 to 2 decimal places. The industry average turnover is 20 times during the year, and the number of 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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Definitions:

Residual Plot

A graphical representation used in statistics to visualize the difference between observed and predicted values from a regression analysis.

Trend Model

A statistical model that captures the underlying trend of a dataset by considering the long-term progression of data points.

Annual Time-Series

Data collected or recorded at regular intervals over a year, used in statistical analysis and forecasting.

Exponential Smoothing

A weighted moving average technique that applies decreasing weights to older data points, used for time-series data analysis.