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Basic Question 3 of 6
An analyst has gathered the following data about a company: average receivables collection period of 37 days, average payables payment period of 30 days, average inventory processing period of 46 days. What is their cash conversion cycle?
User Contributed Comments 7
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| smiley25 | Operating cycle = 37 + 46 = 83 days |
| ashok1959 | can some one explain , why answer is 53 and not 83? |
| achu | CCC = operating cycle MINUS the average accts payable balance. Thus, 83-30 =53. |
| safash | difference between operating cycle & cash conversion cycle? |
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Learning Outcome Statements
calculate and interpret activity, liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios
describe relationships among ratios and evaluate a company using ratio analysis
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 11.