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Analyzing Accounts ReceivableFollowing are the average accounts receivable and net sales r...

Analyzing Accounts Receivable

Following are the average accounts receivable and net sales reported recently by two large beverage companies (dollar amounts are stated in millions):

 

Average Accounts Receivable

Net Sales

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

$517

$ 5,170

Anheuser-Busch InBev

2,606

39,046

a. Compute the accounts receivable turnover rate for each company (round your results to one decimal place).


b. Compute the average number of days that it takes for each company to collect its accounts receivable (round your results to the nearest whole day).


c. Based upon your computations in a and b, which company’s accounts receivable appear to be most liquid? Defend your answer.

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