Question

Suppose that Freddie's Fries has annual sales of $520,000; cost of goods sold of $395,000; average inventories of $11,000; average accounts receivable of $27,000, and an average accounts payable balance of $22,000. Assuming that all of Freddie's sales are on credit, what will be the firm's cash cycle? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

8.78

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the cash cycle is given below;

We know that

Cash cycle = Inventory conversion period + Receivables conversion period - Payables conversion period.

Here

1. Inventory conversion period = Avg. Inventory ÷ (COGS ÷365)

= (11,000) ÷ (395000 ÷ 365)

= 10.16

2. Receivables conversion period = Avg. Accounts Receivable ÷ (Credit Sales × 365)

= (27000/520000) × 365

= 18.95

3. Payables conversion period = Avg. Accounts Payable ÷ (Purchases × 365)

= (22000 ÷ 395000) × 365

= 20.33

Now the cash cycle is

= 10.16 + 18.95 - 20.33

= 8.78