Use the Following Information That Was Obtained from the 2018

Essay

Use the following information that was obtained from the 2018 and 2017 financial statements of Pacific Company,River Corporation,and Ocean Company to answer the questions that follow.
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$\begin{array}{lrrrr}\text { (in millions) } && \underline{\text { Pacific }} & \underline{\text { River }}& \underline{\text { Ocean }}\\\text { Accounts receivable } & \text { December } 31,2018 & \$ 33,000 & \$ 22,000 & \$ 41,500 \\& \text { December } 31,2017 & 30,000 & 12,800 & 42,600 \\\text { Inventory } & \text { December } 31,2018 & 22,600 & 12,600 & 54,200\\& \text { December 31,2017 } & 23,900 & 32,800 & 44,000 \\\text { Net sales (Credit) } & 2018 & 620,000 & 320,000 & 510,000\\& 2017 & 610,000 & 310,000 & 760,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 2018 & 211,000 & 406,000 & 311,000 \\& 2017 & 156,000 & 200,000 & 310,000\end{array}$ Compare the three companies and answer the following:
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$$\text { A) Compute the accounts receivable turnover ratio for each company for } 2018 \text {. }$$ B) Which company appears to have the best liquidity position based solely on the accounts receivable tumover? Explain.