McEwan Industries sells on terms of 3/10, net 30. Total sales for the year are $963,000; 40% of the customers pay on the 10th day and take discounts, while the other 60% pay, on average, 62 days after their purchases. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.

Open spreadsheet

What is the days sales outstanding? Round your answer to two decimal places.

days

What is the average amount of receivables? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations.

$

What is the percentage cost of trade credit to customers who take the discount? Round your answers to two decimal places.

%

What is the percentage cost of trade credit to customers who do not take the discount and pay in 62 days? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

Nominal cost: %

Effective cost: %

What would happen to McEwans accounts receivable if it toughened up on its collection policy with the result that all nondiscount customers paid on the 30th day? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

DSO = days

Average receivables = $

Receivables investment Credit Terms Discount % Discount period (in days) Amount due (in days) 3.00% 10 30 $963,000.00 365 Total sales Number of days in year % of customers that take discount and pay on discount da 40.00% 60.00% 62 % of customers that pay after discount period Average days after purchase by nondiscount customers Calculation of Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): Days sales outstanding (DSO) Formulas #N/A Calculation of Average Amount of Receivables: Average receivables Cost of Trade Credit: Cost to discount customers Nominal cost to nondiscount customers paying late on Day Effective cost to nondiscount customers paying late on Day 00% 62 62 #N/ Calculation of Account Receivables if Nondiscount Customers Paid When Due: New days sales outstanding (DSOew) Average receivablesNw #A/A #N/