FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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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 Accounts
Receivable
Ending Accounts
Receivable
Sun Health $1,930 $215 $202
Select Medical 2,240 414 353

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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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