Question & Answer: Last year, Dogwood Company had net sales of $9,130,000 and cost of goods sold of $4,812,000. D…..

Last year, Dogwood Company had net sales of $9,130,000 and cost of goods sold of $4,812,000. Dogwood had the following balances:

January 1 December 31
Accounts receivable $725,000 $775,000
Inventory 450,000 425,000

Required:

Note: Round answers to one decimal place. Assume 365 days per year.

1. Calculate the average accounts receivable.
$

2. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratio.
times

3. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover in days.
days

Expert Answer

 

1.Average AR=(Beginning AR_+Ending AR)/2

=($725000+$775000)/2

=$750,000.

2.AR turnover=Sales/Average AR

=($9,130,000/750,000)

=12.2 times(Approx).

3.Ar turnover in days=365/AR turnover

=365/12.1733(Approx)

=30 days(Approx).

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