Chapter 8, Problem 3AA

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Cash and Cash Equivalent:

Cash and cash equivalent are basically cash (currency) or the short-term assets which have high liquidity and can be converted into cash within short period of time.

Requirement 1:

To compute:

Compute cash and cash equivalents as a percent of total current assets, total assets, total current liabilities and total shareholder's equity for both years.

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Percentage Change:

The comparison of last year and current year to determine the amount of change is known as percentage change.

Requirement 2:

To Compute:

Compute the percentage change between the current year and prior year cash balances

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Days' Sales Uncollected:

The financial ratio which expresses the average number of days taken by the business to collect cash from its debtors or accounts receivable. It is computed by dividing the accounts receivable by the average sales per day. Lower ratio of days' sales uncollected is considered favorable as it symbolizes lesser period taken to collect from the debtors of the business and vice-versa.

Requirement 3:

To compute:

Compute the days' sales uncollected at the end of both

(a) Current year and

(b) Prior year.

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Days' Sales Uncollected:

The financial ratio which expresses the average number of days taken by the business to collect cash from its debtors or accounts receivable. It is computed by dividing the accounts receivable by the average sales per day. Lower ratio of days' sales uncollected is considered favorable as it symbolizes lesser period taken to collect from the debtors of the business and vice-versa.

Requirement 4:

To find:

Does Samsung's collection of receivables show a favorable or unfavorable change?