Kanwai fans produces 25,000 fans per day at a cost of $7.50 each. It takes the firm 12 days to convert raw materials into a fan and sell it. Kanwai allows its customers 30 days in which to pay for the fans they purchase, and the firm generally pays its suppliers in 20 days.

(a) which is the length of kanwai's cash conversion cycle?

(b) If Kanwai always produces and sells 25,000 fans per day, what amount of working capital must it finance?

(c) by what amount could kanwai reduce its working capital financing needs if it was able to strctch its payables deferral period to 25 days?

The Saliford corporation has a inventory conversion period of 60 days, a receivables collection period of 36 days, and a payables deferral period of 24 day.

(a) what is the length of the firm's cash conversion cycle?

(b) If Shliford's annual sales are $3,960,000 and all sales are on credit, what is the average balance in accounts receivable?

(c) How many times per year does Saliford turn over its inventory?

(d) What would happen to Saliford's cash conversion cycle if, on average, inventories could be turned over eight times a year?