Accounts receivable changes without bad debts
Tara's Textiles currently has credit sales of $362 million per year and an average collection period of 65 days. Assume that the price of? Tara's products is $ 61 per unit and that the variable costs are $ 55 per unit. The firm is considering an accounts receivable change that will result in a 20.2 % increase in sales and a 19.8 % increase in the average collection period. No change in bad debts is expected. The? firm's equal-risk opportunity cost on its investment in accounts receivable is 14.6 % ? (Note?: Use a? 365-day year.)
a. Calculate the additional profit contribution from new sales that the firm will realize if it makes the proposed change.
b. What marginal investment in accounts receivable will? result?
c. Calculate the cost of the marginal investment in accounts receivable.
d. Should the firm implement the proposed? change? What other information would be helpful in your? analysis?
Round all answers to the nearest dollar.