Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133851267
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 6QC
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Days’ sales in receivable: It is financial ratio used to measure the number of days the company uses to collect the accounts receivables. Use the following formula to calculate days’ sales in receivable:
Days’ sales in receivable.
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