Question

Q 8.14: The financial statements of the Imagine Company report net sales of $1,000,000 and accounts receivable of $700,000 and $300,000 at the beginning of the year and end of year, respectively. What is the accounts receivable turnover for the Imagine Company

Answer 1

2 times

Explanation:

The computation of accounts receivable turnover is shown below:-

Account receivable turnover ratio = Net credit sales ÷ Average accounts receivable

where,

Net credit sales is $1,000,000

And, the Average accounts receivable is

= (Accounts receivable, beginning of year + Accounts receivable, end of year) ÷ 2

= ( $700,000 + $300,000) ÷ 2

= $500,000

Accounts receivable turnover = Net sales ÷ Average accounts receivable

= $1,000,000 ÷ $500,000

= 2 times