Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
Age of Receivable
( 1) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Month of Sales Age of Account Amounts % of amount due
April 0-30 $195360
March 31-60 $97680
February 61-90 $122100
January 91-120 $73260
Total receivables $488400 100%
a. Calculate the percentage of amount due for each month
b. If the firm had $1584000 in credit sales over the four-month period compute the average collection period. Avg. daily sales should be based on a 120-day
period.
c. If the firm likes to see its bills collected in 42 days should it be satisfied with the average collection period?
d. Disregarding your answer to part c and considering the aging schedule for accounts receivable should the company be satisfied?
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