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Receivable management question

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Receivable management question

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  • December 18, 2015 at 12:49 pm #292129
    mansoor
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    sales are 15m on 30 days credit

    SOFP shows Receivables at 2.466m, Co. is thinking of giving 1% discount for early settlement within 30 days and increasing credit days to 45 days. 50% will take the discount, 30% will pay after 45d and 20% will not change current payment behavior.
    OD is at 6%

    what is the cost benefit?

    this is what i did:

    New Receivables = 45 x 15000/365 = 1.849m
    reduction in recvables is 2.466-1.849=617
    saving is 6% 617 = 37

    since 50% will take up the 1% discount, this means:
    Cost of discount=15000/2 x 1% = 75

    therefore, cost (75) > benefit (37)
    ————————————————————-

    what the kit did:

    now, the answer in the kit came to the same conclusion but they
    1. calculated the revised average credit days and they calculated the actual credit days and came up with a figure of 47 as reduced cost of OD, thus arriving at the same conclusion

    ————————————————————–

    my question is that had i done the working my way, wd that have been acceptable?

    thanks

    December 18, 2015 at 3:21 pm #292132
    John Moffat
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    Yes – that would be fine 🙂

    December 18, 2015 at 3:44 pm #292133
    mansoor
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    cool..:) .. thanks

    December 18, 2015 at 7:12 pm #292145
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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