Task 2: Evaluate the company's efficiency in collecting its accounts receivable during the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021. Use the company's information from its annual reports: Receivables as of 31 December 2020 $4,468,392 $4,972,722 $45,349,943 Receivables as of 31 December 2021 Sales revenue for year ended 31 December 2021 1. Calculate the company's number of days of sales outstanding (DSO) for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021. (Use the average receivables to calculate the ratio). Accounting receivable = Net Average Day's sales in receivable = 154 2. Interpret the calculated ratio. 3. Assume that the industry average DSO ratio is 60 days. Based on this information and the subject company's DSO ratio, critically evaluate the company's credit policy and its implications.

Task 2: Evaluate the company's efficiency in collecting its accounts receivable during the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021. Use the company's information from its annual reports: Receivables as of 31 December 2020 $4,468,392 $4,972,722 $45,349,943 Receivables as of 31 December 2021 Sales revenue for year ended 31 December 2021 1. Calculate the company's number of days of sales outstanding (DSO) for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021. (Use the average receivables to calculate the ratio). Accounting receivable = Net Average Day's sales in receivable = 154 2. Interpret the calculated ratio. 3. Assume that the industry average DSO ratio is 60 days. Based on this information and the subject company's DSO ratio, critically evaluate the company's credit policy and its implications.

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Chapter6: Cash And Receivables

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