Regression and receivables
Edwards Industries has $280 million in sales. The company expects that its sales will increase 20% this year. Edwards' CFO uses a simple linear regression to forecast the company's receivables level for a given level of projected sales. On the basis of recent history, the estimated relationship between receivables and sales (in millions of dollars) is as follows:
Receivables = $14.75 + 0.06(Sales)
Given the estimated sales forecast and the estimated relationship between receivables and sales, what are your forecasts of the company's year-end balance for receivables? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $25,000,000 should be entered as 25. Round your answer to two decimal places.
$ million
What are your forecasts of the company's year-end days sales outstanding (DSO) ratio? Assume that DSO is calculated on the basis of a 365-day year. Round your answer to two decimal places.
days