On pages 224 and 225 of our text, you will find financial statements for Scandi Home Furnishings, Inc. 1. For 2015 and 2016, calculate the following (show your math). Days in Inventory Average collection period Days in Accounts Payable (do not include accrued liabilities) Cash Conversion Cycle For each of the four ratios above, include a statement under your calculations explaining specifically what the calculation means. 2. From the description in the text, the financial statements, and your calculations, what advice related to the ratios calculated for question one would you share with the owners? Show critical thinking here - more than the obvious. 224 Partanning for the Future Scandi Home Furnishings, Inc. (Continued) wars Kaled that what to really wanted to do was to start and operate his own Scandinavian home furnishings botines At the same time, after traveling throughout the world, he was sure that he wanted to be an entrepreneur in Wed States Kaj moved to the United Sin carly 2013. With $140,000 of his personal assets and $210,000 store he began operations in mid-2013 Kau with a 40 percent ownership interest and industry related Tot pertise, was lowed to open the venture in a way that he thought was best for Scandi. Four years ut he did the right thing me the years to come statements and balance sheets for Scandi Home Furnishings Kajfelt that the to code to and sales to maintain a competitive advantage. After first concentrating on selling Ston htumishings in the Northeast in 2014 and 2015, he decided to enter the West Coast market. An increase in de curied isted with identifying, contacting and selling to home furnishings retailers in California, Oregon, and Winnington Ka Rasmussen hopes that you can help him better understand what has been happening to Scandi Hoe Finishings from both operating and financial standpoints SCANDI HOME FURNISHINGS, INC. 2014 2016 31.300.000 INCOME STATEMENTS Nets Cost of otsid Grosso Marketing General and inte Depreciation 520.000 130 000 150.000 40000 200.000 45.000 156.000 62.000 3 90.000 5 2015 $1.500.000 900.000 500.000 150 000 150.000 57.000 247.000 57.000 190.000 78.000 114.000 $ 74000 $1,800,000 1.280.000 540,000 200.000 200.000 60.000 80.000 70 000 10.000 4.000 5 6.000 $ 0 Farmingsboom Income to Net income Cash Dividend SCANDI HOME FURNISHINGS, INC. 110.000 970.000 BALANCE SHEETS 2014 2015 2016 Cash $50.000 $10.000 Accounts receivable 200.000 380.000 votes 450.000 500 000 500.000 Toetus 700.000 800.000 Fad 300000 400.000 500.000 TO $120.000 $1470 m Accounts payable $ 170.000 Acerns 50.000 20.000 80.000 Bankom 90 000 188.00 To contables 270.000 200.000 4.000 Langt dette 300.000 580.000 Common stack 250.000 350,000 Rating 30.000 120.000 Totallaties and equity 126.000 310000 31470.000 350.000 shares of cook were and the venture into when Sead Home Fashion was corporated is mid 2013 100.000 300.000 Chapter 6: Managing Cash Flow 225 Scandi Home Furnishings, Inc. (Continued) An analysis of the cash conversion cycle should also help Kaunderstand what has been happening to the operation Scandi. Prepare an analysis of the average conversion periods for the three components of the cash conversion de for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Explain what has happened in terms of each component of the cycle has been able to obtain some industry tatio data from the home fumihings industry trade association to which te elongs. The industry association collects proprietary financial information from members of the association, comples brages to protect the proprietary nature of the information, and provides averages for use by individual trade associ in members. Over the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 periods, the inventory-to-sale conversion period has averaged days, while the sale-to-cash conversion period (days of sales outstanding for the industry has everaged 60 days low did Scandi's operations compare with these industry averages in terms of these two components of the cash conversion cycle