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Chapter 8, Problem 8.14E
(a)
To determine
Accounts receivable turnover is a liquidity measure of accounts receivable in times, which is calculated by dividing the net credit sales by the average amount of net accounts receivables. In other words, it indicates the number of times the average amount of net accounts receivables collected during a particular period.
Average collection period:
Average collection period indicates the number of days taken by a business, to collect its outstanding amount of accounts receivable on an average.
To calculate: The accounts receivable turnover, and average collection period of Corporation F for the year 2017.
(b)
To determine
To find out: whether accounts receivable is a material component of Corporation F’s current assets in 2017.
(c)
To determine
To evaluate: The balance in Corporation F’s allowance for doubtful accounts.
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Suppose the following information was taken from the 2017 financial statements of FedEx Corporation, a major global transportation/delivery company.
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2016
Accounts receivable (gross)
$ 3,302
$ 4,396
Accounts receivable (net)
3,273
4,367
Allowance for doubtful accounts
29
29
Sales revenue
32,226
39,472
Total current assets
6,758
6,532
Answer each of the following questions.
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Calculate the accounts receivable turnover and the average collection period for 2017 for FedEx Corporation. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5. Use 365 days for calculation.)
Suppose the following information was taken from the 2022 financial statements of FedEx Corporation, a major global transportation/delivery company.
(in millions)
2022
2021
Accounts receivable (gross)
$ 3,770
$ 4,640
Accounts receivable (net)
3,400
4,400
Allowance for doubtful accounts
370
240
Sales revenue
35,600
38,100
Total current assets
7,184
7,250
Answer each of the following questions.
(a)
Calculate the accounts receivable turnover and the average collection period for 2022 for FedEx. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5. Use 365 days for calculation.)
Accounts receivable turnover
enter the accounts receivable turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place
times
The average collection period for 2022
enter the average collection period for 2022 in days rounded to 1 decimal place
days
Suppose the following information was taken from the 2022 financial statements of FedEx Corporation, a major global transportation/delivery company.
(in millions)20222021Accounts receivable (gross)$ 3,650$ 4,530Accounts receivable (net)3,4004,450Allowance for doubtful accounts25080Sales revenue32,97035,470Total current assets7,1427,304
Answer each of the following questions.(a)Calculate the accounts receivable turnover and the average collection period for 2022 for FedEx. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5. Use 365 days for calculation.)
Accounts receivable turnoverenter the accounts receivable turnover in times rounded to 1 decimal place timesThe average collection period for 2022enter the average collection period for 2022 in days rounded to 1 decimal place days
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