QUESTION THREE Shopfree Ltd is a retail company based in Lusaka. An Intern Analyst has extracted the following information for your review relating to the financial plan for the year ending 31st March, 2021. Sales (Km) 160 Gross Profit mark-up (%) 35 The operating cycle for the retail trading industry has been calculated as follows: Inventory 64 Days Receivable 88 Days Payables 110 Days Quick ratio 1.2 times Required: A. Calculate the expected investment in the following: i. Inventory [3 Marks] ii. Receivables [2 Marks] iii. Payables [2 Marks] B. Calculate the target current ratio. [3 Marks] C. Determine the working capital requirement expected over the period. What would be the cost of financing the requirement if short term bank loans were at 8%? [5 Marks] D. Advise when overdraft financing would be advisable as compared to receivables factoring.