You work for a company that extends trade credit to customers. Currently your va

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You work for a company that extends trade credit to customers. Currently your variable cost ratio is 65% and the annual rate of interest set by the company is 4% and the terms are a 30-day net. It costs you $0.07 on the dollar for administrative costs.
Your monthly credit extension is $400,000 and you know (based on previous calculations) that 30% of your customers pay within 30 days, 30% pay within the 60-day net period, 25% pay within a 90-day period and the last 15% pay in a 120-day period.
Calculate the average collection period. If the current industry standard collection period is 40 days, determine if an early payment credit is worth implementing. How great of a discount should you provide?

Explanation / Answer

The average collection period formula is the number of days in a period divided by the receivables turnover ratio. The numerator of the average collection period formula shown at the top of the page is 365 days. For many situations, an annual review of the average collection period is considered. However, if the receivables turnover is evaluated for a different time period, then the numerator should reflect this same time period. For example, if the receivables turnover for one year is 8, then the average collection period would be 45.63 days. If the period considered is instead for 180 days with a receivables turnover of 4.29, then the average collection period would be 41.96 days. By the nature of the formula, a company will have a lower receivables turnover when a shorter time period is considered due to having a larger portion of its revenues awaiting receipt in the short run. put the values in above formula and you get the answer

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