Question

RECEIVABLES INVESTMENT

Leyton Lumber Company has sales of $11 million per year, all on credit terms calling for payment within 30 days, and its accounts receivable are $1.98 million. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations.

A. What is Leyton's DSO? Do not round intermediate calculations.Round your answer to two decimal places.
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B. What would DSO be if all customers paid on time? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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C. How much capital would be released if Leyton could take actions that led to on-time payments? Write out your answer completely. For Example, 13.2 million should be entered as 13,200,000. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
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Answer 1

(a)-Leyton's DSO

Leyton's Days sales outstanding [DSO] = Accounts receivables / Sales per day

= $1,980,000 / [$11,000,000 / 365 Days]

= $1,980,000 / $30,136.9863 per day

= 65.70 Days

(b)-Leyton's Days sales outstanding [DSO] if all customers paid on time

Leyton's Days sales outstanding [DSO] if all customers paid on time will be the normal credit period allowed which is 30.00 Days

“Hence, the Leyton's Days sales outstanding will be 30.00 Days”

(c)-The total amount of capital released if Leyton could take actions that led to on-time payments

The total amount of capital released = Existing Accounts receivables – Revised value of accounts receivables

= $1,980,000 – [$30,136.9863 per day x 30 Days]

= $1,980,000 - $904,109.59

= $1,075,890.41