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QUESTION THREE Nancy has just been appointed as the CFO of a small-sized food company...

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QUESTION THREE Nancy has just been appointed as the CFO of a small-sized food company ABC Food, Inc, and is keen to measure the fim's cash conversion cycle, operating cycle and payment ocleos to see if zwy changes are warranted She collects the necessary information at the end of December 2020, and puts together the table below (Assume there are 365 days in a year): Total sales 3800,000 Cost of goods sold 3640.000 Accounts receivable Inventory Accounts payable Beginning Balance Ending Balance $40.000 336.000 $10.000 $6,000 39,000 $15.000 2) Calculate the average payable period and average receivable period (10 marks) b) Calculate the cash conversion cycle for the year to end December 2020. (10 marks) c) ABC Food, Inc., has recently installed a just-in-time (JIT) inventory system. Describe the effect this is likely to have on the company's carrying costs, and operating cycle. (4 marks) Indicate the effect that the following will have on the operating cycle. Use the letter I to indicate an increase the letter D for a decrease, and the letter N for no change d) Average receivables goes up e) Payments to suppliers are accelerated f) Credit repayment times for customers are increased (9 marks)

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