Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting Ratios

Question:

A company extends credit terms of 45 days to its customers. Its credit collection would be considered poor if its average collection period was...........

Options:

31 days

38 days

42 days

55 days

Correct Answer:

55 days

Explanation:

The average collection period measures the average number of days it takes for a company to collect payments from its customers. In this case, the company extends credit terms of 45 days to its customers. A poor credit collection performance would mean that, on average, the company takes longer than the credit term to collect payments from its customers. If the company's average collection period exceeds the credit term of 45 days, it would be considered to have poor credit collection. It will be poor if the period goes beyond 45 days.