Receivables investment Lamar Lumber Company has sales of $10 million per year, a
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Receivables investment
Lamar Lumber Company has sales of $10 million per year, all on credit terms calling for payment within 30 days; and its accounts receivable are $2.5 million. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations.
What is Lamar's DSO? Round your answer to two decimal places.
days
What would DSO be if all customers paid on time? Round your answer to two decimal places.
days
How much capital would be released if Lamar could take actions that led to on-time payments? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$
Explanation / Answer
DSO = (Receivable/Credit Sales)*365
= (2.5/10)*365 = 91.25 days
If all customer paid on time dso will be 30 days
Capital released = 1 day credit sales* difference in dso
= (10M/365)*(91.25-30)
= $1,678,082.19
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