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A type of short-term loan where the borrower sells its accounts receivables to the lender at a discount to face value is called


A) a compensating balance.
B) an assignment.
C) a letter of credit.
D) factoring.
E) a bond.

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HM Industries has a beginning receivables balance on January 1st of $484.Sales for January through April are $420,$364,$390,and $433,respectively.The accounts receivable period is 60 days.How much did the firm collect in the month of April? Assume a 360-day year.


A) $420
B) $364
C) $377
D) $390
E) $392

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Shortage costs include


A) all costs that increase with increased current assets.
B) production stoppages due to lack of materials and also lost customer goodwill.
C) increased sales due to inventory selection and increased order costs.
D) increased insurance costs on inventory and an increased rate of return on assets.
E) increased uses of cash for net working capital and stockouts.

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Which one of the following actions will tend to increase the accounts receivable period?


A) Increasing the finance charges applied to all customer balances outstanding over 30 days
B) Increasing the discount for early payment by credit customers
C) Granting discounts for cash sales
D) Loosening the standards for granting credit to customers
E) Refusing credit to all existing and future customers

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A manufacturing firm has a 90-day collection period.The firm produces seasonal merchandise and thus has the least sales during the first quarter of a year and the highest level of sales during the third quarter of a year.The firm maintains a relatively steady level of production which,means that its cash disbursements are fairly equal in all quarters.Assume all other disbursements are also equal throughout the year.Assume a 360-day year.The firm is most apt to face a cash-out situation in


A) the first quarter.
B) the second quarter.
C) the third quarter.
D) the fourth quarter.
E) any quarter,equally.

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Dwyer Metals has an inventory turnover of 16 and an accounts receivable turnover of 10.The accounts payable period is 51 days.What is the length of the operating cycle?


A) 59.31 days
B) 62.57 days
C) 51.84 days
D) 65.03 days
E) 52.79 days

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Dewey's expects sales of $780,$830,$870,and $790 for the months of April through July,respectively.The firm collects 31 percent of sales in the month of sale,63 percent in the month following the month of sale,and 5 percent in the second month following the month of sale.The remaining 1 percent of sales is never collected.How much money does the firm expect to collect in the month of June?


A) $831.60
B) $801.40
C) $808.20
D) $788.20
E) $852.40

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Which one of the following will increase the cash cycle?


A) Increasing the cash discounts given to customers who pay their accounts early
B) Having a larger percentage of customers paying with cash instead of credit
C) Paying your suppliers earlier to receive the discount they offer
D) Buying less raw materials to have on hand
E) Ordering raw materials inventory only when you need it rather than ahead of time

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Which one of the following will increase net working capital? Assume the current ratio is positive.


A) Using cash to pay an accounts payable
B) Using cash to pay a long-term debt
C) Selling inventory at cost
D) Collecting an accounts receivable
E) Using a long-term loan to buy inventory

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Super Mart has sales of $542,300.The cost of goods sold is equal to 59 percent of sales.The beginning accounts receivable balance is $86,534,and the ending accounts receivable balance is $84,209.How long on average does it take the firm to collect its receivables?


A) 57.46 days
B) 66.08 days
C) 39.19 days
D) 43.92 days
E) 49.11 days

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Which one of the following statements is correct?


A) A farmer generally uses a type of financing that employs trust receipts to provide financing during the growing season.
B) Floor plan arrangements are most applicable to large,easily identifiable types of inventory.
C) A drug store is more apt to have a financing arrangement involving trust receipts than one involving a blanket lien.
D) A third-party inventory manager is generally involved with the lender and the borrower in a floor plan arrangement.
E) A direct loan from a bank is generally less expensive than a loan involving commercial paper.

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A firm has an inventory turnover rate of 15.2,a receivables turnover rate of 16.8,and a payables turnover rate of 12.7.How long is the operating cycle?


A) 39.19 days
B) 45.74 days
C) 42.87 days
D) 33.08 days
E) 53.37 days

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Duke's Auto Parts has a beginning receivables balance on January 1st of $398.Quarterly sales for the year are $427,$502,$479,and $525,starting with the first quarter.The accounts receivable period is 60 days.How much did the firm collect in the second quarter? Assume a 360-day year.


A) $458.50
B) $452.00
C) $477.00
D) $464.50
E) $479.50

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Which one of the following statements concerning the cash cycle is correct?


A) The cash cycle is equal to the operating cycle minus the inventory period.
B) The most desirable cash cycle is the one that has a small positive value.
C) Granting credit to slower paying customers tends to decrease the cash cycle.
D) The cash cycle plus the accounts receivable period is equal to the operating cycle.
E) A negative cash cycle is actually preferable to a positive cash cycle.

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Which one of these managers is most apt to determine which supplier should be used as the source of a production material?


A) Marketing manager
B) Cash manager
C) Purchasing manager
D) Controller
E) Production manager

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Candy Corner has an inventory turnover rate of 14.6,an accounts payable period of 43.7 days,and an accounts receivable period of 32.4 days.What is the length of the cash cycle?


A) 14.2 days
B) 11.8 days
C) 12.1 days
D) 17.3 days
E) 13.7 days

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Which one of the following will decrease the operating cycle?


A) Paying accounts payable faster
B) Discontinuing the discount given for early payment of an accounts receivable
C) Decreasing the inventory turnover rate
D) Collecting accounts receivable faster
E) Increasing the accounts payable turnover rate

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Your firm collects 20 percent of sales in the month of sale,65 percent of sales in the month following the month of sale,and 13 percent of sales in the second month following the month of sale.The remainder of the sales are uncollectible.Given this,you will collect ________ sales during the month of May.


A) 65 percent of May
B) 20 percent of March
C) 13 percent of May
D) 65 percent of March
E) 13 percent of March

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ABC historically acquired products that were held in inventory until they could be sold to a customer.The firm is now changing its policy and will only acquire a product when it receives an actual order from a customer.All else equal,this change will


A) increase the operating cycle.
B) shorten the accounts payable period.
C) lengthen the accounts receivable period.
D) decrease the cash cycle.
E) decrease the inventory turnover rate.

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A supplier offers you credit terms of 1/5,net 20.What is the cost of forgoing the discount on a purchase of $1,250? Assume a 365-day year.


A) 34.21%
B) 37.79%
C) 29.03%
D) 32.33%
E) 44.32%

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