Barans Company currently has an average collection period of 55 days and annual sales of $1 billion. Assume a 365-day year.
a. What is the firm's average accounts receivable balance?
b. if the variable cost of each product is 65% of sales, what is the average investment in accounts receivable ?
c. if the equal-risk opportunity cost of the investment in accounts receivable is 12%, what is the total annual cost of the resources invested in accounts receivable?