Part 2
The first step is to determine the amount of purchases that were subject to a
discount during the year:
This amount is used to determine the maximum discount, which is then
compared to the actual discount:
Maximum discount available (3% x $131,800) 3,954
This analysis suggests that about 25% of available discounts have been missed.
As a result, it would appear that cash is not being well managed. Management
Part 3
First, we compute this year’s sales returns and allowances rate:
332,65
This calculation shows that the company’s customers are returning or requiring