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Business operating cycle. Stewart and Company currently has a production cycle of 41 days, a collection cycle of 24 days, and a payment cycle of 20 days. What are Stewart's current business operating cycle and cash conversion cycle? If Stewart and Company wants to reduce its cash conversion cycle to 35 days, what action can it take? II. What is Stewart's current business operating cycle? days (Round to the nearest whole number.) What is Stewart's current cash conversion cycle? days (Round to the nearest whole number.) If Stewart and Company wants to reduce its cash conversion cycle to 35 days, what action can it take? (Select the best response.) O A. The firm can decrease the production cycle by 10, decrease the collection cycle by 10, increase the payment cycle by 10, or some combination of the three. OB. The firm can increase the production cycle by 10, increase the collection cycle by 10, decrease the payment cycle by 10, or some combination of the three