OD. If a firm decreases its inventory period, its accounts receivable period will also decrease. OE. A firm would prefer a negative cash cycle over a positive cash cycle. QUESTION 4 The accounts receivable period is the time that elapses between the and the OA. purchase of inventory; collection of the receivable B. sale of inventory: payment to supplier OC. sale of inventory: collection of the receivable D. sale of inventory; billing to customer O E. purchase of inventory: payment to the supplier QUESTION 5 Using the EOQ method, how many orders must a company have per year, if they sell 7506 cars a year, have a fixed co- carming cost of 0.56 per unit