1)Morrissey Industries sells on terms of 3/10, net 30. Total sales for the year are $900,000. Forty percent of the customers pay on Day 10 and take discounts; the other 60 percent pay, on average, 40 days after their purchases. What are (a) the days sales outstanding (DSO) and (b) the average amount of receivables? (c) What would happen to average receivables if Morrissey tightened its collection policy with the result that all non-discount customers paid on Day 30?

2. The Pettit Corporation has annual credit sales of $2 million. Current expenses for the collection department are $30,000, bad debt losses are 2 percent, and the DSO is 30 days. Pettit is considering easing its collection efforts so that collection expenses will be reduced to $22,000 per year. The change is expected to increase bad debt losses to 3 percent and to increase the DSO to 45 days. In addition, sales are expected to increase to $2.2 million per year. Should Pettit relax collection efforts if the opportunity cost of funds is 12 percent, the variable cost ratio is 75 percent, and its marginal tax rate is 40 percent? All costs associated with production and credit sales are paid on the day of the sale.