Analyzing accounts receivable for two companies The annual reports of Dell, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, two manufacturers
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Analyzing accounts receivable for two companies The annual reports of Dell, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, two manufacturers of computers, reveal the information below for the current year (amounts in millions). Dell sells custom-order personal computers, primarily to individuals. Sun Microsystems sells higher-end computers and Internet software, primarily to businesses.
a. Compute the accounts receivable turnover for each company
b. Compute the average number of days that accounts receivable are outstanding for each company.
c. Why do the accounts receivable turnovers of these two companiesdiffer?
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Financial Accounting an introduction to concepts, methods and uses
ISBN: 978-0324789003
13th Edition
Authors: Clyde P. Stickney, Roman L. Weil, Katherine Schipper, Jennifer Francis
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