This is not the correct answer. Please see the correct answer for an explanation. We have been unable to determine how to calculate this incorrect answer choice. If you have calculated it, please let us know how you did it so we can create a full explanation of why this answer choice is incorrect. Please send us an email at support@hockinternational.com. Include the full Question ID number and the actual incorrect answer choice -- not its letter, because that can change with every study session created. The Question ID number appears in the upper right corner of the ExamSuccess screen. Thank you in advance for helping us to make your HOCK study materials better. The average collection period is calculated as average accounts receivable divided by the average daily sales. Average receivables were $37,500 ($45,000 + $30,000 divided by 2) and the average sales were $833.33 ($300,000 divided by 360). Dividing $37,500 by $833.33 gives us 45 days of sales in receivables. This means that it takes an average of 45 days to collect receivables. The average collection period is calculated as average accounts receivable divided by the average daily sales. This answer was calculated using 2010 year-end accounts receivable instead of the average accounts receivable during 2010. The average collection period is calculated as average accounts receivable divided by the average daily sales. This answer was calculated using 2009 year-end accounts receivable instead of the average accounts receivable during 2010.
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