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Chapter 5, Problem 5.9BP
Assume selected financial data for Sun Health Group and Select Medical Corporation, two companies in the health-care industry, are as follows:
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1. Calculate the receivables turnover ratio and average collection period for Sun Health and Select Medical. Round your answers to one decimal place. Compare your calculations with those for Tenet Healthcare and LifePoint Hospitals reported in the chapter text. Which of the four companies maintains a higher receivables turnover?
2. How does the receivables turnover ratio reflect the efficiency of management? Discuss factors that affect the receivables turnover ratio.
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Assume selected financial data for Sun Health Group and Select Medical Corporation, two companies in the health-care industry, are as follows:
($ in millions)
Net Sales
Beginning AccountsReceivable
Ending AccountsReceivable
Sun Health
$1,930
$215
$202
Select Medical
2,240
414
353
Required: 1. Calculate the receivables turnover ratio and average collection period for Sun Health and Select Medical. Round your answers to one decimal place. Compare your calculations with those for Tenet Healthcare and LifePoint Hospitals reported in the chapter text. Which of the four companies maintains a higher receivables turnover? 2. How does the receivables turnover ratio reflect the efficiency of management? Discuss factors that affect the receivables turnover ratio.
Assume selected financial data for Sun Health Group and Select Medical Corporation, two companies in the health-care industry, are as follows:
($ in millions)
Net Sales
Beginning Accounts Receivable
Ending Accounts Receivable
Sun Health
$2,730
$255
$242
Select Medical
3,040
454
393
Required:
1-a. Calculate the receivables turnover ratio and average collection period for Sun Health and Select Medical.1-b. Which company maintains a higher receivables turnover?
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NetSales
Beginning Accounts Receivable
Ending Accounts Receivable
Sun Health
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2,430
$
240
$
227
Select Medical
2,740
439
378
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