Chapter 26 (page 903):\t1. Answer the following questions:\ta.\u00a0What is the difference between a firm’s cash cycle and its operating cycle?\t2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How will a firm’s cash cycle be affected if a firm increases its inventory, all else being equal?\t2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How will a firm’s cash cycle be affected if a firm begins to take the discounts offered by its suppliers, all else being equal?\t\u00a04.The Greek Connection had sales of $32 million in 2012, and a cost of goods sold of $20 million. A simplified balance sheet for the firm appears below:\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\t\t\t\t\u00a0\ta-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calculate The Greek Connection’s net working capital in 2012.\t2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calculate the cash conversion cycle of The Greek Connection in 2012.\t2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The industry average accounts receivable days is 30 days. What would the cash conversion cycle for The Greek Connection have been in 2012 if it had matched the industry average for accounts receivable days?\t5.Assume the credit terms offered to your firm by your suppliers are 3\/5, Net 30. Calculate the cost of the trade credit if your firm does not take the discount and pays on day 30.\tChapter 27 (page 925):\t1.Which of the following companies are likely to have high short-term financing needs? Why?\ta.\u00a0A clothing retailer\tb.\u00a0A professional sports team\tc.\u00a0An electric utility\td.\u00a0A company that operates toll roads\te.\u00a0A restaurant chain\t2.Sailboats Etc. Is a retail company specializing in sailboats and other sailing-related equipment. The following table contains financial forecasts as well as current (month 0) working capital levels. During which months are the firm’s seasonal working capital needs the greatest? When does it have surplus cash?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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