(Cash conversion cycle)

Historical data for the firm's sales, accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable for the Crimson Mfg. Company follow:

a. Calculate Crimson's days of sales outstanding, days of payables outstanding, and days of sales in inventory for each of the 5 years. (Assume a 365-day year. Hint: Assume that the firm's cost of goods sold equals 70% of sales.) What has Crimson accomplished in its attempts to better manage its investments in account receivable and inventory?

b. Calculate Crimson's cash conversion cycle for each of the 5 years. Evaluate the firm's overall management of its working capital. Assume a 365-day year.

a. Calculate Crimson's days of sales outstanding, days of payables outstanding, and days of sales in inventory for each of the 5 years. Assume a 365-day year. Hint: Assume that the firm's cost of goods sold equals 70% of sales. (Round to two decimal places.)

(Cash conversion cycle) Historical data for the firm's sales, accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable for the Crimson Mfg. Company follow: account receivable and inventory? b. Calculate Crimson's cash conversion cycle for each of the 5 years. Evaluate the firm's overall management of its working capital. Assume a 365 -day year. Data table x (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.)