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At the beginning of the 19X1 fiscal year Company X had 28,000ofaccountsreceivable.Attheendofthefiscalyearithad28,000 of accounts receivable. At the end of the fiscal year it had 32,000. of accounts receivable. Sales in 19X1 were 850,000.Attheendofthe19X2fiscalyear,accountsreceivablewere850,000. At the end of the 19X2 fiscal year, accounts receivable were 35,000. Sales in 19X2 were $920,000. Using a 360 day year and given that Company X's desired rate of return is 10%, (a) find the average collection period (in days) for 19X1 and 19X2 (b) find the cost (or saving) in extending (or reducing) the credit period during the two periods.
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At the beginning of the 19X1 fiscal year Company X had 28,000ofaccountsreceivable.Attheendofthefiscalyearithad32,000. of accounts receivable. Sales in 19X1 were 850,000.Attheendofthe19X2fiscalyear,accountsreceivablewere35,000. Sales in 19X2 were $920,000. Using a 360 day year and given that Company X's desired rate of return is 10%, (a) find the average collection period (in days) for 19X1 and 19X2 (b) find the cost (or saving) in extending (or reducing) the credit period during the two periods.
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At the beginning of the 19X1 fiscal year Company X had $28,000 of accounts receivable. At the end of the fiscal year it had $32,000. of accounts receivable. Sales in 19X1 were $850,000. At the end of the 19X2 fiscal year, accounts receivable were $35,000. Sales in 19X2 were $920,000. Using a 360 day year and given that Company X's desired rate of return is 10%, (a) find the average collection period (in days) for 19X1 and 19X2 (b) find the cost (or saving) in extending (or reducing) the credit period during the two periods.

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  1. 13.52 days, 14.23 days, $5.67
  2. 10.5 days, 11.4 days, $3.50
  3. 11.2 days, 12.1 days, $3.75
  4. 11.9 days, 12.8 days, $3.98
  5. 12.2 days, 12.9 days, $4.15
  6. 14.7 days, 15.6 days, $6.20
  7. 13.3 days, 14.1 days, $5.10
  8. 12.7 days, 13.11 days, $4.45
  9. 15.8 days, 16.7 days, $7.26
  10. 14.2 days, 15.1 days, $6.78

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