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Pettijohn Inc. The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettij

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Question

Pettijohn Inc.

The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over.

$42,000.0

$42,000.0

$ 1,133.0


Refer to the data for Pettijohn Inc. What is the firm's days sales outstanding? Assume a 360-day year for this calculation.

Balance Sheet (Millions of $) Assets 2016 Cash and securities $ 1,554.0 Accounts receivable 9,660.0 Inventories 13,440.0 Total current assets $24,654.0 Net plant and equipment 17,346.0 Total assets

$42,000.0

Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 7,980.0 Notes payable 5,880.0 Accruals 4,620.0 Total current liabilities $18,480.0 Long-term bonds 10,920.0 Total liabilities $29,400.0 Common stock 3,360.0 Retained earnings 9,240.0 Total common equity $12,600.0 Total liabilities and equity

$42,000.0

Income Statement (Millions of $) 2016 Net sales $58,800.0 Operating costs except depreciation $54,978.0 Depreciation $ 1,029.0 Earnings bef int and taxes (EBIT) $ 2,793.0 Less interest 1,050.0 Earnings before taxes (EBT) $ 1,743.0 Taxes $ 610.1 Net income

$ 1,133.0

Other data: Shares outstanding (millions) 175.00 Common dividends $ 509.83 Int rate on notes payable & L-T bonds 6.25% Federal plus state income tax rate 35% Year-end stock price $77.69

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Days sales outstanding (DSO) is calculated as;

DSO = (Accounts Receivable / Total Credit Sales in Accounting Period) x Days in Accounting Period

From the given balance sheet and income statement of Pettijohn Inc., the required values can be deduced,

Accounts Receivable = $9,660

Total Credit Sales = $58,800

Days in Accounting Period = 360 days

Putting given values in the above formula, we get;

DSO = (9660 / 58800) x 360

Days sales outstanding (DSO) = 59.14

Answer: (C) 59.14

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