Chapter 14 - Working Capital Management and Policies
CHAPTER 14– WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICIES
Questions
LG2 3. Which of the following will result in an increase in net working capital?
a. An increase in cash.
b. A decrease in accounts payable.
c. An increase in notes payable.
d. A decrease in accounts receivable.
e. An increase in inventory.
Options a, b, and e will result in an increase in net working capital.
LG3 6. If a firm’s inventory turnover ratio increases, what will happen to the firm’s cash cycle?
It should decrease, as the days’ sales in inventory will decrease as will the operating cycle
LG9 22. What purpose does a discount on credit terms serve? What is the cost of such a
discount to the offering firm?
It gives customers incentive to pay earlier. The cost of the discount is the difference
between the discounted price and the full price.
Problems
LG2 14-1 Net Working Capital Requirements JohnBoy Industries has a cash balance of $45,000,
accounts payable of $125,000, inventory of $175,000, accounts receivable of $210,000, notes
payable of $120,000, and accrued wages and taxes of $37,000. How much net working capital
does the firm need to fund?
NWC = CA – CL = ($45,000 + $210,000 + $175,000) – ($125,000 + $120,000 + $37,000) =
$148,000.
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LG3 14-2 Payables Turnover If a firm has a cash cycle of 54 days and an operating cycle of 77
days, what is its payables turnover?
Using equation 14-2:
Cash cycle Operating cycle - Average payment period
Operating cycle - Cash cycle Average payment period
77 days 54 days 23 days
Payables turnover will be 365 days / 23 days = 15.87 times
LG3 14-3 Cash Cycle Suppose that the Ken-Z Art Gallery has annual sales of $870,000, cost of
goods sold of $560,000, average inventories of $244,500, average accounts receivable of
$265,000, and an average accounts payable balance of $79,000. Assuming that all of Ken-Z’s
sales are on credit, what will be the firm’s cash cycle?
Using equation 14-1:
Operating cycle Days' sales in inventory Average collection period
Inventory 365 days Accounts receivable 365 days
=
Cost of goods sold Credit sales
$244,500 365 days $265,000 365 days
=
$560,000 $870,000
270.5398 days
Using this, in turn, in equation 14-2:
Cash cycle Operating cycle - Average payment period
Accounts payable 365 days
Operating cycle -
Cost of goods sold
$79, 000 365 days
270.5398 days -
$560, 000
219.05 days
LG8 14-4 Optimal Cash Replenishment Level Rose Axels faces a smooth annual demand for cash
of $5 million, incurs transaction costs of $275 every time they sell marketable securities, and can
earn 4.3 percent on their marketable securities. What will be their optimal cash replenishment
level?
The optimal cash replenishment level will be:
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C * 2TF / i
2 $5, 000, 000 $275 / 0.043
$252,890.27
LG8 14-5 Optimal Upper Cash Limit Veggie Burgers, Inc., would like to maintain their cash
account at a minimum level of $245,000, but expect the standard deviation in net daily cash
flows to be $12,000, the effective annual rate on marketable securities to be 3.7 percent per year,
and the trading cost per sale or purchase of marketable securities to be $27.50 per transaction.
What will be their optimal upper cash limit?
The daily interest rate on marketable securities will be equal to:
iday 365 1.037 1 0.000100
And the optimal cash return point and upper limit will be equal to:
Z * 3 3F 2 / 4iday L
3 3 $27.50 $12, 000 / 4 0.000100 $245, 000
2
$276, 015.57
H 3 $ 276, 015.57 2 $245, 000
*
$338, 046.71
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