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Working Capital

Ddarsh19976y ago
Hello John, Please help me with the following question -Annual Credit Sales:$27m -Cost of sales: $15m -Trade receivables days:50 days -Inventory days:60 days -Trade Payable: 45 days What is the net investment in working capital required? 1. In the answer, trade payables is calculated as $15m *45/360. -Please explain, why $15m was used in the calculation. Thanks
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor6y ago#1
What else could you assume on the information given? We are forced to assume that the cost of sales is all purchases on credit.
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