Question 101:
Closing Trade Receivables ₹1,20,000, Revenue from
Operations ₹14,40,000. Provision for Doubtful Debts ₹20,000.
Calculate Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio.
Answer:
Closing Trade Receivables = ₹1,20,000
Revenue from Operations = ₹14,40,000
Since, opening trade receivables have not been given we assume closing trade
receivables to be our average trade receivables. Also, the revenue from
operations will be assumed to be revenue from net credit sales.
Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio = Credit Revenue from Operations/Average
Credit receivables
= 14,40,000/1,20,000 = 12 times
Therefore, this higher ratio indicates the rate at which the firm is able to
collect its debt efficiently.
Question 102:
Closing Trade Receivables ₹4,00,000; Cash Sales
being 25% of Credit Sales; Excess of Closing Trade Receivables over Opening
Trade Receivables ₹2,00,000; Revenue from Operations, i.e., Revenue
from Operations, i.e., Net Sales ₹15,00,000. Calculate
Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio.
Answer:
Let
Credit Sales be |
= x |
Cash
Sales |
=25% of Credit
Sale |
Cash
Sales |
=x×25/100 =25x/100 |
Total
Sales |
= Cash Sales + Credit Sales |
15,00,000 |
=25x/100+x |
Or,
125x/100 |
=15,00,000 |
Or,
x |
=15,00,000×100/125=12,00,000 |
Opening
Trade Receivables |
= Closing Trade Receivables
− 2,00,000 = 4,00,000
− 2,00,000 = 2,00,000 |
Average receivables |
= Opening
Receivables +Closing Receivables/2 |
Average receivables |
=
2,00,000+4,00,000/2=3,00,000 |
Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio |
=Net Credit Sales/Average Trade Receivables =12,00,000/3,00,000 =4 |
Therefore, Trades Receivable Turnover Ratio is 4 Times
Question 103:
A firm normally has trade Receivables equal to two months'
credit Sales. During the coming year it expects Credit Sales of ₹7,20,000
spread evenly over the year (12 months). What is the estimated amount of Trade
Receivables at the end of the year?
Answer:
Trade Receivables collection period |
=12 Month/ Debtors turnover ratio |
2 |
=12/ Trade
Receivables turnover ratio |
Trade
Receivables turnover ratio=6 |
|
Trade Receivables turnover ratio |
= Credit sales / Debtors (Closing ) |
6 |
=7,20,000/ Trade Receivables (Closing ) |
Trade Receivables (Closing ) |
=1,20,000 |
Question 104:
Mercury
Ltd. made Credit Sales of ₹4,00,000 during the financial period. If the
collection period is 36 days and year is assumed to be 360 days, calculate:
(i)
Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio;
(ii)
Average Trade Receivables;
(iii)
Trade Receivables at the end when Trade Receivables at the end are more than
that in the beginning by ₹6,000.
Answer:
(i) Trade Receivables Turnover
Ratio;
Formula for calculating Trade
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Trade
Receivables Turnover Ratio = no. of year / collection period
Trade
Receivables Turnover Ratio = 360 / 36 =10 Times
(ii) Average Trade Receivables;
This
formula is used for of calculating Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio = Credit
revenue from operation /Average Trade Receivables
Trade
Receivables Turnover Ratio= 4,00,000 /Average Trade Receivables = 10 Times
If
Above formula is reversed, We can calculate Average Trade Receivables as
follow;
Average
Trade Receivables = 4,00,000/ 10 Times= 40,000
(iii) Trade Receivables at the end
when Trade Receivables at the end are more than that in the beginning by
₹6,000.
∴
Closing Trade Receivables = x + 6,000
Average receivables = Opening Receivables +Closing
Receivables/2
40,000 =
x+x+6,000/2
Or, 80,000 = 2x+6,000
Or,2x =
74,000
Or,x =
37,000
∴
Opening Trade Receivables = x = ₹37,000
Closing
Trade Receivables = x + 6,000 = 43,000
Closing
Trade Receivables =37,000 + 6,000 = 43,000
Question 105:
Calculate Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio in each of the
following alternative cases:
Case 1: Net Credit Sales ₹4,00,000; Average Trade Receivables
₹1,00,000.
Case 2: Revenue from Operations (Net Sales) ₹30,00,000; Cash Revenue from
Operations, i.e., Cash Sales ₹6,00,000; Opening Trade Receivables
₹2,00,000; Closing Trade Receivables ₹6,00,000.
Case 3: Cost of Revenue from Operations or Cost of Goods Sold ₹3,00,000;
Gross Profit on Cost 25%; Cash Sales 20% of Total Sales; Opening Trade
Receivables ₹50,000; Closing Trade Receivables ₹1,00,000.
Case 4: Cost of Revenue from Operations or Cost of Goods Sold ₹4,50,000;
Gross Profit on Sales 20%; Cash Sales 25% of Net Credit Sales, Opening Trade
Receivables ₹90,000; Closing Trade Receivables ₹60,000.
Answer:
Case 1
Trade receivable turnover ratio = Net sales/ Debtors+Bills receivable
Trade
receivable turnover ratio = 4,00,000/1,00,000 = 4 Times
Case 2
Net Credit Sales = Total Sales −Cash Sales =
30,00,0006,00,000 = 24,00,000
Average Trade receivables= Opening
TradeReceivables + Closing Trade Receivables/2
Average Trade receivables=2,00,000+600,000/2
= 4,00,000
Trade
receivable turnover ratio = Net sales/ Average
Trade receivables
Trade
receivable turnover ratio = 24,00,000/4,00,000 = 6 Times
Case 3
Cost of Goods Sold = 3,00,000
Gross Profit = 25% on Cost
Gross Profit = 25/100×3,00,000=75,000
Total Sales = Cost of Goods Sold + Gross Profit
= 3,00,000 + 75,000 = 3,75,000
Cash Sales = 20% of Total Sales
Cash sales =3,75,000×20/100=75,000
Credit Sales = Total Sales − Cash Sales
= 3,75,000 − 75,000 = 3,00,000
Average trade receivable= Opening Trade receivables+Closing Trade receivables/2
Average trade receivable= 50,000+1,00,000/2=75,000
Trade
receivable turnover ratio= Net sales/ Average
receivables
Trade receivable turnover ratio= 3,00,000/75,000= 4 Times
Case 4
Let Sales be = x
Gross profit=x×20/100=20x/100
Sales = Cost of goods sold+Gross profit
Or. X =4,50,000+20x/100
Or, x-20/100=4,50,000
Or, x=4,50,000×100/80=5,62,500
Sales = x = 5,62,500
Let Credit Sales be = a
Cash Sales = a×25/100=25a/100
Sales =Cash Sales +Credit Sales
Or, 5,62,500=25a/100+a
Or, 5,62,500=125a/100
Or, a=5,62,500×100/125=4,50,000
Credit Sales= a = 4,50,000
Average Trade receivables= Opening Trade
Receivables +Closing Trade Receivables/2
Average Trade receivables=
90,000+60,000/2=75,000
Trade
receivable turnover ratio= Net sales/ Average
receivables
Trade receivable turnover ratio= 4,75,000/75,000= 6 Times
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