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Operating cycle

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 30, 2017 at 8:57 am #419136
    firelion28
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    hi john , this is regarding the june sample questions no 31 – PANGLI

    It is the middle of December 20X6 and Pangli Co is looking at working capital management for January 20X7.
    Forecast financial information at the start of January 20X7 is as follows:
    Inventory $455,000
    Trade receivables $408,350
    Trade payables $186,700
    Overdraft $240,250
    All sales are on credit and they are expected to be $3·5m for 20X6. Monthly sales are as follows:
    November 20X6 (actual) $270,875
    December 20X6 (forecast) $300,000
    January 20X7 (forecast) $350,000
    Pangli Co has a gross profit margin of 40%.

    We have to calculate the operating cycle at start of jan 2007 . what i did was for eg Inventory days 455000/350,000 ( as sales for jan) x 360

    But they have taken the cost of sales for 2006 .

    Pls help thanks

    November 30, 2017 at 1:35 pm #419200
    John Moffat
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    But inventory is valued at cost – not at selling price – and so they are correct to take the cost of sales.

    November 30, 2017 at 2:36 pm #419223
    firelion28
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    yeah so they would take cost of sales but why have they taken for the entire year???

    December 1, 2017 at 7:35 am #419328
    John Moffat
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    But we always take the whole year – that is why we are multiplying by 360.

    Suppose the cost was 100,000 for the year, and the inventory was 10,000. Then there is enough inventory to last for 10,000/100,000, i.e 1/10 of a year.

    Have you watched my free lectures on this?

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