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Presented below are selected data from the financial statements of eMonstore.com for the last three years.
Year 3 Year 2 Year 1
Total assets $650,000 $821,000 $800,000
Net credit sales 800,000 650,000 720,000
Accounts receivable 85,000 79,000 74,000
A. Calculate eMonstore.com's accounts receivable turnover ratio for years 2 and 3.
B. Calculate the number of days the average balance of receivables is outstanding before being converted into cash (turnover in days) for years 2 and 3.
C. What problems do you see with the company's credit policy if the terms are net 30 days? Explain.
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