Question

The financial statements of gervais manufacturing company report net sales of $500,000 and accounts receivable of $80,000 and $40,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. what is the accounts receivable turnover for gervais?

Answer 1

Receivables turnover ratio can be calculated by dividing the net value of credit sales during a given period by the average accounts receivable during the same period. Average accounts receivable can be calculated by adding the value of accounts receivable at the beginning of the desired period to their value at the end of the period and dividing the sum by two.
500,000÷((80,000+40,000)÷2)
=8.3