You are an investor looking to contribute financially to either company A or Company B. The following, select financial information as follows. Company A and company B, respectively: Beginning Account Receivable $ 50,000, 60,000; Ending Account Receivable $ 80,000, 90,000; Net credit sales $ 550,000, $460,000. Based on the information provided: compute the account receivable turnover ratio. Compute the number of days sales in receivables ratio for both companies A and company B ( round all answers to two decimals places) Interpret the outcomes stating which company you would invest in and why.

You are an investor looking to contribute financially to either company A or Company B. The following, select financial information as follows. Company A and company B, respectively: Beginning Account Receivable $ 50,000, 60,000; Ending Account Receivable $ 80,000, 90,000; Net credit sales $ 550,000, $460,000. Based on the information provided: compute the account receivable turnover ratio. Compute the number of days sales in receivables ratio for both companies A and company B ( round all answers to two decimals places) Interpret the outcomes stating which company you would invest in and why.

Principles of Accounting Volume 1

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Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter9: Accounting For Receivables

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