Principles of Managerial Finance, Student Value Edition Plus NEW MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
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P15-2 Changing cash conversion cycle Camp Manufacturing turns over its inventory 5 times each year, has an average payment period of 35 days, and has an average collection period of 60 days. The firm has annual sales of $3.5 million and cost of goods sold of $2.4 million.
- a. Calculate the firm’s operating cycle and cash conversion cycle.
- b. What is the dollar value of inventory held by the firm?
- c. If the firm could reduce the average age of its inventory from 73 days to 63 days, by how much would it reduce its dollar investment in working capital?
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