Which one of the following conversion periods operates to reduce the length of the cash conversion cycle?
fixed assets-to-usage conversion period
purchase-to-payment conversion period
sale-to-cash conversion period
inventory-to-sale conversion period
Cash Conversion Cycle =Inventory to Sale Conversion Period+Sales
to Cash Conversion Period-Purchase to payment conversion
period
Option b Purchase to payment conversion period It is used to reduce
the length of Cash conersion period
Which one of the following conversion periods operates to reduce the length of the cash conversion cycle?
Helena Furnishings wants to sharply reduce its cash conversion cycle. Which of the following steps would reduce its cash conversion cycle? a. Everything else being same, the company decreases its average inventory. b. Everything else being same, the company increases the credit period provided to customers. c. Everything else being same, the company pays faster to its suppliers. d. All of the statements above are correct. e. None of the statements above are correct.
For a venture the inventory-to-sale conversion period is 55 days. The sale-to-cash conversion period is 25 days. The purchase-to-payment conversion period is 35 days. Find the cash conversion cycle.a. 45 daysb. 25 daysc. 10 daysd. 5 dayse. 2 days
QUESTION 19 Which one of the following defines the cash cycle? A Operating cycle minus the accounts payable period. B. Operating cycle minus the inventory period. o Operating cycle minus the accounts receivable period. D. Inventory period plus the accounts payable period. E. Inventory period plus the accounts receivable period. QUESTION 20 The Du Pont identity can be best defined by which one of the following? O A Return on equity, total asset turnover, and equity multiplier B. Profit margin,...
Changing cash conversion cycle Camp Manufacturing turns over its inventory 5 times each year, has an average payment period of 30 days, and has an average collection period of 51 days. The firm has annual sales of $4.0 million and cost of goods sold of $2.2 million. (Use a 365-day year) a. Calculate the firm's operating cycle and cash conversion cycle b. What is the dollar value of inventory held by the firm? c. If the firm could reduce the...
Changing cash conversion cycle Camp Manufacturing turns over its inventory five times each year, has an average payment period of 35 days, and has an average collection period of 60 days. the firm has annual sales of $3.5 million and cost of goods sold of $2.4 million. a. Caluclate the firm's operating cycle and cash conversion cycle. b. What is the dollar value of inventory held by the firm? c. If the firm could reduce the average age of its...
CASH CONVERSION CYCLE Chastain Corporation is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash conversion cycle. Chastain's 2016 sales (all on credit) were $183,000; its cost of goods sold is 80% of sales, and it earned a net profit of 4%, or $7,320. It turned over its inventory 4 times during the year, and its DSO was 39 days. The firm had fixed assets totaling $34,000. Chastain's payables deferral period...
CASH CONVERSION CYCLE Chastain Corporation is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash conversion cycle. Chastain's 2016 sales (all on credit) were $183,000; its cost of goods sold is 80% of sales, and it earned a net profit of 4%, or $7,320. It turned over its inventory 4 times during the year, and its DSO was 39 days. The firm had fixed assets totaling $34,000. Chastain's payables deferral period...
CASH CONVERSION CYCLE Chastain Corporation is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash conversion cycle. Chastain's 2016 sales (all on credit) were $272,000; its cost of goods sold is 80% of sales; and it earned a net profit of 3%, or $8,160. It turned over its inventory 4 times during the year, and its DSO was 35 days. The firm had fixed assets totaling $32,000. Chastain's payables deferral period...
CASH CONVERSION CYCLE Chastain Corporation is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash conversion cycle. Chastain's 2016 sales (all on credit) were $240,000; its cost of goods sold is 80% of sales; and it earned a net profit of 2%, or $4,800. It turned over its inventory 5 times during the year, and its DSO was 31.5 days. The firm had fixed assets totaling $40,000. Chastain's payables deferral period...
Why might a company want to reduce its cash conversion cycle and what are the financial implications of reducing the cash cycle? Can you think of a reason why a company may NOT want to reduce the cash cycle? Please answer in 2-3 paragraphs