2. 16-4: The Cash Conversion Cycle Receivables investment Lamar Lumber Company has sales of $8 million per year, all on credit terms calling for payment within 30 days; and its accounts receivable are $1.2 million. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations.
What is Lamar's DSO? Round your answer to two decimal places. ________ days
What would DSO be if all customers paid on time? Round your answer to two decimal places. ____________ days
How much capital would be released if Lamar could take actions that led to on-time payments? Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ ________
Ans.1 | DSO = Receivables / Annual sales * 365 days | |||||||
1200000 / 8000000 * 365 | ||||||||
54.75 days | ||||||||
Ans.2 | If Customers paid on time: | |||||||
DSO = Receivables / Annual sales * 30 days | ||||||||
1200000 / 8000000 * 30 | ||||||||
4.50 days | ||||||||
Ans.3 | If Lamar could take actions that led to on-time, the capital would be released: | |||||||
Accounts receivables = Annual sales / 365 * 30 days | ||||||||
8000000 / 365 * 30 | ||||||||
657534.2466 | ||||||||
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