QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY

(Formerly Quezon City Polytechnic University)

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1. Halka Company is a no-growth firm. Its sales fluctuate seasonally, causing total assets to vary from P320,000 to
P410,000, but fixed assets remain constant at P260,000. If the firm follows a maturity matching (or moderate)
working capital financing policy, what is the most likely total of long-term debt plus equity capital?
a. P260,642
b. P274,360
c. P288,800
d. P304,000
e. P320,000

2. Cass & Company has the following data. What is the firm's cash conversion cycle?
Inventory conversion period = 50 days
Average collection period = 17 days
Payables deferral period = 25 days
a. 31 days
b. 34 days
c. 38 days
d. 42 days
e. 46 days

3. Romano Inc. has the following data. What is the firm's cash conversion cycle?
Inventory conversion period = 38 days
Average collection period = 19 days
Payables deferral period = 20 days
a. 33 days
b. 37 days
c. 41 days
d. 45 days
e. 49 days

4. Whittington Inc. has the following data. What is the firm's cash conversion cycle?
Inventory conversion period = 41 days
Average collection period = 31 days
Payables deferral period = 38 days
a. 31 days
b. 34 days
c. 37 days
d. 41 days
e. 45 days
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5. Inmoo Company’s average age of accounts receivable is 45 days, the average age of accounts payable is 40 days,
and the average age of inventory is 69 days. Assuming a 365-day year, what is the length of its cash conversion
cycle?
a. 63 days
b. 67 days
c. 70 days
d. 74 days
e. 78 days

6. Singal Inc. is preparing its cash budget. It expects to have sales of P30,000 in January, P35,000 in February, and
P35,000 in March. If 20% of sales are for cash, 40% are credit sales paid in the month after the sale, and another
40% are credit sales paid 2 months after the sale, what are the expected cash receipts for March?
a. P24,057
b. P26,730
c. P29,700
d. P33,000
e. P36,300

7. Dyl Pickle Inc. had credit sales of P3,500,000 last year and its days sales outstanding was DSO = 35 days. What was
its average receivables balance, based on a 365-day year?
a. P335,616
b. P352,397
c. P370,017
d. P388,518
e. P407,944

8. Edwards Enterprises follows a moderate current asset investment policy, but it is now considering a change, perhaps
to a restricted or maybe to a relaxed policy. The firm’s annual sales are P400,000; its fixed assets are P100,000; its
target capital structure calls for 50% debt and 50% equity; its EBIT is P35,000; the interest rate on its debt is 10%;
and its tax rate is 40%. With a restricted policy, current assets will be 15% of sales, while under a relaxed policy
they will be 25% of sales. What is the difference in the projected ROEs between the restricted and relaxed policies?
a. 4.25%
b. 4.73%
c. 5.25%
d. 5.78%
e. 6.35%

9. Data on Shick Inc. for 2019 are shown below, along with the days sales outstanding of the firms against which it
benchmarks. The firm's new CFO believes that the company could reduce its receivables enough to reduce its DSO
to the benchmarks’ average. If this were done, by how much would receivables decline? Use a 365-day year.
Sales P110,000
Accounts receivable P16,000
Days sales outstanding (DSO) 53.09
Benchmark days sales outstanding (DSO) 20.00
a. P 8,078
b. P 8,975
c. P 9,973
d. P10,970
e. P12,067
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10. Your firm's cost of goods sold (COGS) average P2,000,000 per month, and it keeps inventory equal to 50% of its
monthly COGS on hand at all times. Using a 365-day year, what is its inventory conversion period?
a. 11.7 days
b. 13.0 days
c. 14.4 days
d. 15.2 days
e. 16.7 days

11. Data on Shin Inc. for 2019 are shown below, along with the inventory conversion period (ICP) of the firms against
which it benchmarks. The firm's new CFO believes that the company could reduce its inventory enough to reduce its
ICP to the benchmarks’ average. If this were done, by how much would inventories decline? Use a 365-day year.
Cost of goods sold = P85,000
Inventory = P20,000
Inventory conversion period (ICP) = 85.88
Benchmark inventory conversion period (ICP) = 38.00
a. P 7,316
b. P 8,129
c. P 9,032
d. P10,036
e. P11,151

12. Data on Wentz Inc. for 2019 are shown below, along with the payables deferral period (PDP) for the firms against
which it benchmarks. The firm's new CFO believes that the company could delay payments enough to increase its
PDP to the benchmarks’ average. If this were done, by how much would payables increase? Use a 365-day year.
Cost of goods sold = P75,000
Payables = P5,000
Payables deferral period (PDP) = 24.33
Benchmark payables deferral period = 30.00
a. P 764
b. P 849
c. P 943
d. P1,048
e. P1,164

13. Your consulting firm was recently hired to improve the performance of Shin-Soenen Inc, which is highly profitable
but has been experiencing cash shortages due to its high growth rate. As one part of your analysis, you want to
determine the firm’s cash conversion cycle. Using the following information and a 365-day year, what is the firm’s
present cash conversion cycle?
Average inventory = P75,000
Annual sales = P600,000
Annual cost of goods sold = P360,000
Average accounts receivable = P160,000
Average accounts payable = P25,000
a. 120.6 days
b. 126.9 days
c. 133.6 days
d. 140.6 days
e. 148.0 days
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14. Dewey Corporation has the following data, in thousands. Assuming a 365-day year, what is the firm's cash
conversion cycle?
Annual sales = P45,000
Annual cost of goods sold = P31,500
Inventory = P4,000
Accounts receivable = P2,000
Accounts payable = P2,400
a. 25 days
b. 28 days
c. 31 days
d. 35 days
e. 38 days

15. Desai Inc. has the following data, in thousands. Assuming a 365-day year, what is the firm's cash conversion cycle?
Annual sales = P45,000
Annual cost of goods sold = P30,000
Inventory = P4,500
Accounts receivable = P1,800
Accounts payable = P2,500
a. 28 days
b. 32 days
c. 35 days
d. 39 days
e. 43 days

16. Zervos Inc. had the following data for 2019 (in millions). The new CFO believes (1) that an improved inventory
management system could lower the average inventory by P4,000, (2) that improvements in the credit department
could reduce receivables by P2,000, and (3) that the purchasing department could negotiate better credit terms and
thereby increase accounts payable by P2,000. Furthermore, she thinks that these changes would not affect either
sales or the costs of goods sold. If these changes were made, by how many days would the cash conversion cycle be
lowered?
Original Revised
Annual sales: unchanged P110,000 P110,000
Cost of goods sold: unchanged P80,000 P80,000
Average inventory: lowered by P4,000 P20,000 P16,000
Average receivables: lowered by P2,000 P16,000 P14,000
Average payables: increased by P2,000 P10,000 P12,000
Days in year 365 365
a. 34.0
b. 37.4
c. 41.2
d. 45.3
e. 49.8
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17. Edison Inc. has annual sales of P36,500,000, or P100,000 a day on a 365-day basis. The firm's cost of goods sold is
75% of sales. On average, the company has P9,000,000 in inventory and P8,000,000 in accounts receivable. The
firm is looking for ways to shorten its cash conversion cycle. Its CFO has proposed new policies that would result in
a 20% reduction in both average inventories and accounts receivable. She also anticipates that these policies would
reduce sales by 10%, while the payables deferral period would remain unchanged at 35 days. What effect would
these policies have on the company's cash conversion cycle? Round to the nearest whole day.
a. -26 days
b. -22 days
c. -18 days
d. -14 days
e. -11 days

18. Van Den Borsh Corp. has annual sales of P50,735,000, an average inventory level of P15,012,000, and average
accounts receivable of P10,008,000. The firm's cost of goods sold is 85% of sales. The company makes all
purchases on credit and has always paid on the 30th day. However, it now plans to take full advantage of trade credit
and to pay its suppliers on the 40th day. The CFO also believes that sales can be maintained at the existing level but
inventory can be lowered by P1,946,000 and accounts receivable by P1,946,000. What will be the net change in the
cash conversion cycle, assuming a 365-day year?
a. -26.6 days
b. -29.5 days
c. -32.8 days
d. -36.4 days
e. -40.5 days

19. Nogueiras Corp’s budgeted monthly sales are P5,000, and they are constant from month to month. 40% of its
customers pay in the first month and take the 2% discount, while the remaining 60% pay in the month following the
sale and do not receive a discount. The firm has no bad debts. Purchases for next month’s sales are constant at 50%
of projected sales for the next month. “Other payments,” which include wages, rent, and taxes, are 25% of sales for
the current month. Construct a cash budget for a typical month and calculate the average net cash flow during the
month.
a. P1,092
b. P1,150
c. P1,210
d. P1,271
e. P1,334

20. The firm's average accounts receivable balance is P2.5 million, and they are financed by a bank loan at an 11%
annual interest rate. The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections, and it
believes this would reduce receivables by 20%. If the annual cost of the system is P15,000, what pre-tax net annual
savings would be realized?
a. P29,160
b. P32,400
c. P36,000
d. P40,000
e. P44,000
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21. A firm buys on terms of 3/15, net 45. It does not take the discount, and it generally pays after 60 days. What is the
nominal annual percentage cost of its non-free trade credit, based on a 365-day year?
a. 25.09%
b. 27.59%
c. 30.35%
d. 33.39%
e. 36.73%

22. Atlanta Cement, Inc. buys on terms of 2/15, net 30. It does not take discounts, and it typically pays 60 days after the
invoice date. Net purchases amount to P720,000 per year. What is the nominal annual percentage cost of its non-
free trade credit, based on a 365-day year?
a. 10.86%
b. 12.07%
c. 13.41%
d. 14.90%
e. 16.55%

23. Your company has been offered credit terms of 4/30, net 90 days. What will be the nominal annual percentage cost
of its non-free trade credit if it pays 120 days after the purchase? (Assume a 365-day year.)
a. 16.05%
b. 16.90%
c. 17.74%
d. 18.63%
e. 19.56%

24. Bumpas Enterprises purchases P4,562,500 in goods per year from its sole supplier on terms of 2/15, net 50. If the
firm chooses to pay on time but does not take the discount, what is the effective annual percentage cost of its non-
free trade credit? (Assume a 365-day year.)
a. 20.11%
b. 21.17%
c. 22.28%
d. 23.45%
e. 24.63%

25. A firm buys on terms of 2/8, net 45 days, it does not take discounts, and it actually pays after 58 days. What is the
effective annual percentage cost of its non-free trade credit? (Use a 365-day year.)
a. 14.34%
b. 15.10%
c. 15.89%
d. 16.69%
e. 17.52%
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26. Buskirk Construction buys on terms of 2/15, net 60 days. It does not take discounts, and it typically pays on time, 60
days after the invoice date. Net purchases amount to P450,000 per year. On average, how much “free” trade credit
does the firm receive during the year? (Assume a 365-day year, and note that purchases are net of discounts.)
a. P18,493
b. P19,418
c. P20,389
d. P21,408
e. P22,479

27. Ingram Office Supplies, Inc., buys on terms of 2/15, net 50 days. It does not take discounts, and it typically pays on
time, 50 days after the invoice date. Net purchases amount to P450,000 per year. On average, what is the dollar
amount of costly trade credit (total credit – free credit) the firm receives during the year? (Assume a 365-day year,
and note that purchases are net of discounts.)
a. P43,151
b. P45,308
c. P47,574
d. P49,952
e. P52,450

28. Roton Inc. purchases merchandise on terms of 2/15, net 40, and its gross purchases (i.e., purchases before taking off
the discount) are P800,000 per year. What is the maximum dollar amount of costly trade credit the firm could get,
assuming it abides by the supplier’s credit terms? (Assume a 365-day year.)
a. P53,699
b. P56,384
c. P59,203
d. P62,163
e. P65,271

29. Kirk Development buys on terms of 2/15, net 60 days. It does not take discounts, and it typically pays on time, 60
days after the invoice date. Net purchases amount to P550,000 per year. On average, what is the dollar amount of
total trade credit (costly + free) the firm receives during the year, i.e., what are its average accounts payable?
(Assume a 365-day year, and note that purchases are net of discounts.)
a. P 90,411
b. P 94,932
c. P 99,678
d. P104,662
e. P109,895

30. Affleck Inc.'s business is booming, and it needs to raise more capital. The company purchases supplies on terms of
1/10 net 20, and it currently takes the discount. One way of getting the needed funds would be to forgo the discount,
and the firm's owner believes she could delay payment to 40 days without adverse effects. What would be the
effective annual percentage cost of funds raised by this action? (Assume a 365-day year.)
a. 10.59%
b. 11.15%
c. 11.74%
d. 12.36%
e. 13.01%
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31. Weiss Inc. arranged a P9,000,000 revolving credit agreement with a group of banks. The firm paid an annual
commitment fee of 0.5% of the unused balance of the loan commitment. On the used portion of the revolver, it paid
1.5% above prime for the funds actually borrowed on a simple interest basis. The prime rate was 3.25% during the
year. If the firm borrowed P6,000,000 immediately after the agreement was signed and repaid the loan at the end of
one year, what was the total dollar annual cost of the revolver?
a. P285,000
b. P300,000
c. P315,000
d. P330,750
e. P347,288

32. Soenen Inc. had the following data for 2019 (in millions). The new CFO believes that the company could improve
its working capital management sufficiently to bring its NWC and CCC up to the benchmark companies' level
without affecting either sales or the costs of goods sold. Soenen finances its net working capital with a bank loan at
an 8% annual interest rate, and it uses a 365-day year. If these changes had been made, by how much would the
firm's pre-tax income have increased?
Original Benchmark
Data Related CCC CCC
Sales P100,000
Cost of goods sold P80,000
Inventory (ICP) P20,000 91.25 38.00
Receivables (DSO) P16,000 58.40 20.00
Payables (PDP) P5,000 22.81 30.00
126.84 28.00
a. 1,901
b. 2,092
c. 2,301
d. 2,531
e. 2,784

33. Margetis Inc. carries an average inventory of P750,000. Its annual sales are P10 million, its cost of goods sold is
75% of annual sales, and its average collection period is twice as long as its inventory conversion period. The firm
buys on terms of net 30 days, and it pays on time. Its new CFO wants to decrease the cash conversion cycle by 10
days, based on a 365-day year. He believes he can reduce the average inventory to P647,260 with no effect on sales.
By how much must the firm also reduce its accounts receivable to meet its goal in the reduction of the cash
conversion cycle?
a. P123,630
b. P130,137
c. P136,986
d. P143,836
e. P151,027
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34. Suppose the credit terms offered to your firm by its suppliers are 2/10 net 30 days. Your firm is not taking discounts,
but is paying after 25 days instead of waiting until Day 30. You point out that the nominal cost of not taking the
discount and paying on Day 30 is approximately 37%. But since your firm is neither taking discounts nor paying on
the due date, what is the effective annual percentage cost (not the nominal cost) of its costly trade credit, using a
365-day year?
a. 60.3%
b. 63.5%
c. 66.7%
d. 70.0%
e. 73.5%

35. Aggarwal Inc. buys on terms of 2/10 net 30, and it always pays on the 30th day. The CFO calculates that the average
amount of costly trade credit carried is P375,000. What is the firm's average accounts payable balance? Assume a
365-day year.
a. P458,160
b. P482,273
c. P507,656
d. P534,375
e. P562,500

36. Gonzales Company currently uses maximum trade credit by not taking discounts on its purchases. The standard
industry credit terms offered by all its suppliers are 2/10 net 30 days, and the firm pays on time. The new CFO is
considering borrowing from its bank, using short-term notes payable, and then taking discounts. The firm wants to
determine the effect of this policy change on its net income. Its net purchases are P11,760 per day, using a 365-day
year. The interest rate on the notes payable is 10%, and the tax rate is 40%. If the firm implements the plan, what is
the expected change in net income?
a. P32,964
b. P34,699
c. P36,526
d. P38,448
e. P40,370

37. Zarruk Construction’s DSO is 50 days (on a 365-day basis), accounts receivable are P100 million, and its balance
sheet shows inventory of P125 million. What is the inventory turnover ratio?
a. 4.73
b. 5.26
c. 5.84
d. 6.42
e. 7.07

38. Madura Inc. wants to increase its free cash flow by P180 million during the coming year, which should result in a
higher EVA and stock price. The CFO has made these projections for the upcoming year:
 EBIT is projected to equal P850 million.
 Gross capital expenditures are expected to total to P360 million versus depreciation of P120 million, so its
net capital expenditures should total P240 million.
 The tax rate is 40%.
 There will be no changes in cash or marketable securities, nor will there be any changes in notes payable or
accruals.
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What increase in net working capital (in millions) would enable the firm to meet its target increase in FCF?
a. P 72
b. P 90
c. P108
d. P130
e. P156

(The following data apply to Problems 39-41.)

Zorn Corporation is deciding whether to pursue a restricted or relaxed current asset investment policy. The firm's annual
sales are expected to total P3,600,000, its fixed assets turnover ratio equals 4.0, and its debt and common equity are each
50% of total assets. EBIT is P150,000, the interest rate on the firm's debt is 10%, and the tax rate is 40%. If the company
follows a restricted policy, its total assets turnover will be 2.5. Under a relaxed policy its total assets turnover will be 2.2.

39. If the firm adopts a restricted policy, how much lower would its interest expense be than under the relaxed policy?
a. P 8,418
b. P 8,861
c. P 9,327
d. P 9,818
e. P10,309

40. What's the difference in the projected ROEs under the restricted and relaxed policies?
a. 1.20%
b. 1.50%
c. 1.80%
d. 2.16%
e. 2.59%

41. Assume now that the company believes that if it adopts a restricted policy, its sales will fall by 15% and EBIT will
fall by 10%, but its total assets turnover, debt ratio, interest rate, and tax rate will all remain the same. In this
situation, what's the difference between the projected ROEs under the restricted and relaxed policies?
a. 2.24%
b. 2.46%
c. 2.70%
d. 2.98%
e. 3.27%

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