Using search engines online to find financial statements of The Hershey Company and Tootsie Roll. Answer the following questions based on their financials of 2011.
(1) Compute accounts receivable turnover for both companies. (Hints: use "Net product sales", assume all sales were credit sales)
(2) Compute average collection period for accounts receivable for both companies.
(3) What conclusions concerning the management of accounts receivable can be drawn from these data? Write half page to one page, single space, 10-12 font.