Which of the following methods can NOT be used to improve the firm’s cash conversion cycle? Decrease the firm’s inventory conversion cycle. Decrease the firm’s receivables collection period. Decrease the firm’s payables deferral period. Increase the firm’s payables deferral period.
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Which of the following methods can NOT be used to improve the firm’s cash conversion cycle?
Decrease the firm’s inventory conversion cycle.
Decrease the firm’s receivables collection period.
Decrease the firm’s payables deferral period.
Increase the firm’s payables deferral period.
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- Define the following terms: inventory conversion period, average collection period, and payables deferral period. Explain how these terms are used to form the cash conversion cycle. How would a reduction in the cash conversion cycle increase profitability? What are some actions a firm can take to shorten its cash conversion cycle? V.Which of the following statements is true? O As a general rule, management would want to reduce the firm's average collection period. O As a general rule, a firm is not financially affected by the amount of time required to collect its accounts receivable. O As a general rule, management would want to increase the firm's average collection period. O As a general rule, management would want to reduce the firm's accounts receivable turnover ratio.A. What is the incremental cash flows from switching credit policies? B. What is the cost of switching? C. What is your recommendation? D. What is the break-even sales increase? Interpret.
- What is the effect of extending the collection period for accounts receivable? The collection cost will be reduced. Cash flows from operations may be higher than expected for the company’s sales. The company should expand operations with its excess cash. Bad debt expense will generally be higher.Making changes to a firm’s credit policy involves trade-offs. Assuming that all other factors remain constant, which of the following are outcomes expected to result from an increase in a firm’s cash discount? Check all that apply. An increase in the cost of the discounts given An increase in the firm’s bad-debt expenses An increase in the firm’s credit sales, a speeding up of customer payments, and a reduction in the firm’s receivables investment An increase in the creditworthiness of the firm’s customersWhich of the following statements is correct? A firm has a greater likelihood of needing an unexpected loan when its cash flows are relatively constant over time. The cost of borrowing affects the target cash balance of a firm. Management's desire to maintain a low cash balance has no effect on the borrowing needs of a firm. The target cash balance increases as the interest rate rises. The target cash balance decreases as the order costs increase.
- . If the company reduces its DSO without seriouslyaffecting sales, what effect would this have onfree cash flow (1) in the short run and (2) in thelong run?The company’s usage of the Baumol model in cash management involves trade-off. A decrease in the optimal transaction size would more likely result from a. Increase of return on marketable securities b. None of the choices is correct c. Increase in the annual demand for cash d. Decrease of debt to asset ratioBulldogs inc. will least likely experience which of the following if the firm shifts its credit terms from n/25 to 3/10, n/25 the computed days sales outstanding will decrease the percentage of credit sales from the total sales revenue will increase decrease in short-term borrowings cash conversion cycle will tend to increase The company’s usage of the Baumol model in cash management involves trade-off. A decrease in the optimal transaction size would more likely result from Decrease of debt to asset ratio Increase of return on marketable securities None of the choices is correct Increase in the annual demand for cash
- Practice : a: The computation of return on average investment ignores one characteristic of the earnings stream, which is considered in discounting cash flows. What is this characteristic? Why is it important? b: What are the disadvantages of evaluating an investment using payback period? Why might a company use this methodology despite these disadvantages?If we hold all other factors the same, an increase in interest rates will: a. Decrease the present value of a stream of constant payments we expect to receive. b. Increase the present value of a stream of constant payments we expect to receive. c. Decrease the interest revenue that a company will earn on its funds that it holds in its interest-bearing checking account. d. No impact on how much a company should be willing to pay for factory equipment that is expected to significantly reduce the factory electricity costs.Which of the following actions should Reece Windows take if it wants to reduce its cash conversion cycle? a. Take steps to reduce the DSO. b. Sell an issue of long-term bonds and use the proceeds to buy back some of its common stock. c. Increase average inventory without increasing sales. d. Sell common stock to retire long-term bonds. e. Start paying its bills sooner, which would reduce the average accounts payable but not affect sales.
