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the wintrope company is constructing a five year plan. the firms acp is currentl

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Question

the wintrope company is constructing a five year plan. the firms acp is currently 90 days ,while its inventory turnover ratio is 3x based on cogs. the cmpany has forcast aggresive revenue growth along with efficiency improvements in manufacturing and credit and collections as follows (year 0 is the current year).


year
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                           0      1      2       3     4     5
revenue (00000) 50.0 57.5 66.0 76.0 87.5 100.0
cost ratio 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 55%
acp(days) 90 70 60 50 45 40
inventory turnover 3x 4x 5x 6x 6.5x 7x


for each planned year
a calcuate the cogs
b cacalute the a/r balance at the year end
c calcuate the inventory balance at year end

Explanation / Answer

Year

0

1 year

2 year

3 year

4year

5 year

Revenue

50

57.5

66

76

87.5

100

Cost ratio

60%

59%

58%

57%

56%

55%

COGS

30000

33925

38280

43320

49000

55000

b cacalute the a/r balance at the year end

ACP=( A/R) /SALES X 360 =

A/R= (ACP X SALES) /360

1year

11181

2year

11000

3year

10556

4year

10938

5year

11111

c calcuate the inventory balance at year end

INV.TURNOVER=cogs/inv

Inventory= cogs/ INV.TURNOVER

1year

8481

2year

7656

3year

7720

4year

7538

5year

7857

Year

0

1 year

2 year

3 year

4year

5 year

Revenue

50

57.5

66

76

87.5

100

Cost ratio

60%

59%

58%

57%

56%

55%

COGS

30000

33925

38280

43320

49000

55000