The information on the next page has been extracted from the financial statements of Crystal Craft Ltd.

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The information on the next page has been extracted from the financial statements of Crystal Craft Ltd.



2015


2016


2017

Cash at bank

Marketable securities

Accounts receivable

Sales revenue (all sales on credit)

Cost of sales

$ 44 000

88 000

102 000

1 108 000

672 000


$ 40 000

100 000

108 000

1 120 000

680 000


$ 36 000

96 000

124 000

1 130 000

700 000


Required

A. Calculate the following for years 2016 and 2017:

            1.   The receivables turnover ratio

            2.   Average collection period of accounts receivable.

B. Based on the ratios calculated in requirement A, comment on the credit collection policies of the company. What additional information would make an analysis of cash collection policies more meaningful?

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ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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