Accounts Receivable Turnover and Average Collection Period The Forrester Corporation disclosed the following financial information (in millions) in its recent annual report: Year 1 Year 2 Net sales $233,030 $267,989 Beginning accounts receivable (net) 27,584 26,784 Ending accounts receivable (net) 26,784 26,392 a. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratio for both years. b. Calculate the average collection period for both years. Notes: 1. Round all answers to one decimal place. 2. Use rounded answer from part a. to compute the average collection period. a. Accounts receivable turnover b. Average collection period (days) Year 1 improving deteriorating 0 0 parts of the question. Year 2 c. Is the company's accounts receivable management improving or deteriorating? 0 0

Accounts Receivable Turnover and Average Collection Period The Forrester Corporation disclosed the following financial information (in millions) in its recent annual report: Year 1 Year 2 Net sales $233,030 $267,989 Beginning accounts receivable (net) 27,584 26,784 Ending accounts receivable (net) 26,784 26,392 a. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratio for both years. b. Calculate the average collection period for both years. Notes: 1. Round all answers to one decimal place. 2. Use rounded answer from part a. to compute the average collection period. a. Accounts receivable turnover b. Average collection period (days) Year 1 improving deteriorating 0 0 parts of the question. Year 2 c. Is the company's accounts receivable management improving or deteriorating? 0 0

Managerial Accounting

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Chapter16: Financial Statement Analysis

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