Given the Following Information, Calculate the Payables Turnover and Days

question 41

Essay

Given the following information, calculate the payables turnover and days' payable. Round answers to two decimal places.
a. Payables turnover
b. Days' payable
$$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Net sales } & \$ 10,000,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 8,321,000 \\\text { Operating expenses } & 3,000,000 \\\text { Inventory increase } & 125,000 \\\text { Accounts payable, beginning } & 1,617,000 \\\text { Accounts payable, ending } & 1,415,000\end{array}$$

Recognize the importance of forward contracts in managing foreign exchange risk.

Calculate the value of a forward contract at different key dates including the commitment date and settlement date.

Apply appropriate accounting principles for translating financial transactions under IAS 21.

Understand the implications of different exchange rate quotations (direct and indirect) in financial reporting.

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Definitions:

Annual Interest

The amount of interest due per year as a percentage of the amount lent, deposited, or borrowed.

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for goods or services necessary for conducting business.

Items

Individual objects or units, especially those included in a list or collection.