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CALCULATING AND INTERPRETING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TURNOVER RATIOS. Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) and Oracle Corporation (Oracle) engage in the design, manufacture, and sale of computer software. Microsoft sells and licenses a wide range of systems and application software to businesses, computer hardware manufacturers, and consumer retailers. Oracle sells software for information management almost exclusively to businesses. Exhibit 4.22 presents selected data for the two firms for 2006-2008.
Required
a. Calculate the accounts receivable turnover ratio for Microsoft and Oracle for 2006, 2007, and 2008.
b. Suggest possible reasons for the differences in the accounts receivable turnovers of Microsoft and Oracle during the three-year period.
c. Suggest possible reasons for the changes in the accounts receivable turnover for the two firms over the three-year period.
Exhibit 4.21
Macy's
Home Depot
Supervalu
Sales
$24,892
$71,288
$44,564
Cost of Goods Sold
15,009
47,298
34,451
Interest Expense
588
624
633
Net Income
(4,803)
2,260
(2,855)
Average Inventory
4,915
11,202
2,743
Average Fixed Assets
10,717
26,855
7,531
Average Total Assets
24,967
42,744
19,333
Exhibit 4.22
Selected Data for Microsoft and Oracle (amount in millions)
2008
2007
2006
$58,437
$60,420
$51,122
Average Accounts Receivable
12,391
12,464
10,327
Change in Sales from Previous Year
-3.3%
+18.2%
+15.5%
$23,252
$22,430
$17,996
+3.7%
+24.6%
+25.2%
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