Compute and compare the accounts receivable turnover ratios for Coca-Cola and Walmart.

Indicate all numbers you used to calculate the ratio.

What constitutes a "reasonable" accounts receivable turnover ratio?

What characteristic(s) of these companies would indicate that these ratios are reasonable? (Back up your answers with facts and cite website and text references used.)

An article recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal indicating that companies are selling their receivables at a record rate. Why might Coca-Cola and Walmart sell their receivables?