Whitson co is looking for ways to shorten its cash


Whitson Co. is looking for ways to shorten its cash conversion cycle. It has annual sales of $36,500,000, or $100,000 a day on a 365 day basis. The firm's cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. On average, the company has $9,000,000 in inventory and 8,000,000 in accounts receivable. Its CFO has proposed new policies that would result in a 20% reduction in both average inventories and accounts receivable. She also anticipates that these policies would reduce sales by 10%, while the payables deferral period would remain unchanged at 35 days. What effect would these policies have on the company's cash conversion cycle ? Round to the nearest whole day. 

 

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