Camp Manufacturing turns over its inventory five times each year, has an average payment period of 35 days and has an average collection period of 60 days. The firm has annual sales of $3.5 million and cost of goods sold of $2.4 million.
a) Calculate the firm's operating cycle and cash conversion cycle
b) What is the dollar value of inventory held by the firm?
c) If the firm could reduce the average age of its inventory from 73 days to 63 days by how much would it reduce its dollar inverstment in working capital?