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WORKING CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT
Finished
goods
Accounts Work-in-
receivable process
Wages, salaries,
factory overheads
Raw materials
Cash Suppliers
• Nature of Business
• Seasonality of Operations
• Production Policy
• Market Conditions
• Conditions of Supply
assets?
Capital
requirements
A
C Permanent current
asset-requirement
Fixed asset
requirement
Time
Accounts
payable period
Cash cycle
Average inventory
Inventory period =
Average COGS / 365
Average accounts receivable
Accounts receivable period =
Annual sales / 365
Average accounts payable
Average payable period =
Average COGS / 365
(96 + 102) / 2
Inventory period = = 50.1 days
720 / 365
(56 + 60) / 2
Accounts payable period = = 29.4 days
720 / 365
Operating cycle = 50.1 + 40.2 = 90.3 days
Inventory Accounts
period receivable
period