Question

Faldo Corp sells on terms that allow customers 45 days to pay for merchandise. Its sales last year were $425,000, and its year-end receivables were $60,000. If its DSO is less than the 45-day credit period, then customers are paying on time. Otherwise, they are paying late. By how much are customers paying early or late

Answer 1

Answer:

Faldo Corp

Customers are paying late by 6.5 days (51.5 - 45)

Explanation:

DSO = Accounts Receivable/Sales last year * 365 days

= $60,000/$425,000 * 365

= 51.5 days

Customers are paying late by 6.5 days (51.5 - 45)

b) Faldo Corp's Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is an estimate of the number of days it takes Faldo to collect its outstanding accounts receivable.  This means that DSO measures how long it takes Faldo's customers to pay an invoice.  Faldo can calculate its DSO by dividing the total accounts receivables of last year by the total credit sales of last year.  This is then multiplied by 365 days.