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Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 2017 2016 2015
Assets
Cash $25,396 $29,685 $30,922
Accounts receivable, net 89,900 63,000 57,000
Merchandise inventory 100,500 84,000 60,000
Prepaid expenses 8,178 7,792 3,436
Plant assets, net 200,810 190,337 164,142
Total assets $434,784 $374,814 $315,500
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable $107,179 $62,710 $41,230
Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets
80,922 85,345 69,028
Common stock, $10 par value 162,500 162,500 162,500
Retained earnings 84,183 64,259 42,742
Total liabilities and equity $434,784 $374,814 $315,500
The company's income statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, follow. Assume that all sales are on credit:
For Year Ended December 31 2017 2016
Sales $565,219 $446,029
Cost of goods sold $344,784 $289,919
Other operating expenses 175,218 112,845
Interest expense 9,609 10,259
Income taxes 7,348 6,690
Total costs and expenses 536,959 419,713
Net income $28,260 $26,316
Earnings per share $1.74 $1.62
Compute days' sales uncollected.


Sagot :

Answer:

2017 Days' Sales Uncollected 49.37 days

2016 Days' Sales Uncollected 49.10 days

Explanation:

Computation for days' sales uncollected

Using this formula

Days' Sales Uncollected=Average receivables / Credit sales x 365 days

Let plug in the formula

2017 Days' Sales Uncollected= $76,450 / $565,219 x 365

2017 Days' Sales Uncollected= 49.37 days

[($89,900+$63,000)/2=$76,450]

2016 Days' Sales Uncollected= $60,000 / $446,029 x 365 days

2016 Days' Sales Uncollected= 49.10 days

[($63,000+$57,000)/2=$60,000]

Therefore 2017 Days' Sales Uncollected will be 49.37 days and 2016 Days' Sales Uncollected will be 49.10 days