Management accounting and finance

The credit analyst for Mazibuko Limited has established the following data relating to the working capital cycle of the rm: 0 Credit payment period for raw materials 30 days 0 Raw material delivery to completed goods 50 days 4/8 o Debtors collection period 80 days 0 Completed goods to credit sales 20 days some: Calculate the following: 3.1.1 The cash conversion cycle {2 marks) 3.1.2 The period during which nancing will be required (1 mark} 3.1.3 Discuss four measures that can be implemented to reduce the period for which nancing is required (4 marks) 3.2 Sadida (Pty) Ltd sells different grades of cheese to the general public as well as to other retailers. The company hired you as its management accountant two months ago. Recently. you have been tasked with instituting measures to reduce the company's rapidly increasing costs. After some research. you have come to the realization that the company does not make use of Economic Order Quantity (E00) and you believe that this will be a good place to start your cost-reduction journey. You have therefore rounded up the following information regarding one of its products: Weekly demand 2 650 units Purchase price per unit R180 Cost of placing an order Insurance 10% of the purchase price Direct stookholding costs R17 per unit Lead time 2 weeks Safety inventory 1 week's demand sumo; 3.2.1 Calculate the economic order quantity for the company. Note: round off your answer to the nearest whole number. (5 marks} 3.2.2 Calculate the total ordering cost for the company. Note: Round off your calculations to the nearest whole number. (4 marks} 3.2.3 Calculate the reorder point for the company (4 marks)