You are considering investing in Dakotas Security Services. You have been able to locate the following information

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You are considering investing in Dakota’s Security Services. You have been able to locate the following information on the firm: total assets are $32 million, accounts receivable are $4.4 million, ACP is 25 days, net income is $4.66 million, and debt-to-equity is 1.2 times. All sales are on credit. Dakota’s is considering loosening its credit policy such that ACP will increase to 30 days. The change is expected to increase credit sales by 5 percent. Any change in accounts receivable will be offset with a change in debt. No other balance sheet changes are expected. Dakota’s profit margin will remain unchanged. How will this change in accounts receivable  policy affect Dakota’s net income, total asset turnover, equity multiplier, ROA, and ROE? Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Finance Applications and Theory

ISBN: 978-0077861681

3rd edition

Authors: Marcia Cornett, Troy Adair

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