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80% of sales of 10,00,000 of a firm are on credit. It has a Receivable Turnover of 8.

<p><strong>What is the Average collection period (360 days a year) and Average Debtors of the firm?</strong></p> <p><strong>(a)45 days and1,00,000 </strong></p> <p><strong>(b)360 days and1,00,000,</strong></p> <p><strong>(c)45 days and8,00,000 </strong></p> <p><strong>(d)360 days and1,25,000</strong></p>

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Question added by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.
Date Posted: 2014/11/25
Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud
by Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud , Chartered Accountant # 10465 , Self-employed

A

FITAH MOHAMED
by FITAH MOHAMED , Financial Manager , FUEL AND ENERGY CO for transportion petroleum materials

 ANSWER   A

(a)45 days and1,00,000 $

Average Debtors of the firm's = Net credit sales / Receivable Turnover                                                                                                     =800000 /8 =100000 $

Average collection period = (days *  Average amount of accounts receivables)/ net credit sales during period                                      

                                                 = (360*100000 )/800000 =45 days 

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by Deleted user

(a)

Mohammed  Mohammed
by Mohammed Mohammed , Senior SAP Consultant , Abyat Mega Store

Agreed with all .................  Ans A

MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM Hossain
by MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM Hossain , Lecturer , Shahid Mashiur Rahman Degree college, Jhikargacha Jessore

Average debtors=(1000000*80%)/8 = 100,000

Average Collection period=360/8 times=45 days

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

The correct answer is A.............45  days  and100,000

GAMAL ABD UL RAZIK
by GAMAL ABD UL RAZIK , محاسب بشركةضياء المشارق للمقاولات , جدة

(a)45 days and1,00,000

This ANSWER is correct

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

answer is a 

A/r

credit sales =1000000*.8=800000

A/R turnover =8

thus average A/R =100000 

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NUMBER OF DAYS in receivable 

=360 or365 ( number of year days ) / Account receivable turnover

=360/8 =45

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answer is A 

 

 

mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate
by mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate , Accounting Manager , Andersen saudi arabia

Answer a 

 

Salah Othman Yousef Alshambaati
by Salah Othman Yousef Alshambaati , مدير ادارة الحسابات , شركة انفال الجديدة للتجارة والمقاولات

a

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