Excerpts from huckabee company's december 31, 2018 and 2017, financial statements are presented below: 2018 2017 accounts receivable $ 80,000 $ 72,000 merchandise inventory 58,000 72,000 net sales 400,000 372,000 cost of goods sold 240,000 220,000 huckabee's 2018 average collection period (rounded) is:

The Huckabee's 2018 average collection period (rounded) is 5 times

Explanation:

To find out the average collection period for Huckabee's 2018, we have to use the formula of the average collection period which is presented below:

Average collection period = Net credit sales ÷ Average accounts receivable

where,

Net credit sale is $400,000

And, the average accounts receivable is calculated by applying the equation which is shown below:

= (2017 accounts receivable + 2018 accounts receivable) ÷ 2

=  ( $72,000 + $80,000 ) ÷ 2

= $76,000

Now apply the above values to the formula

So, the answer would be equal to

= $400,000 ÷ $76,000

= 5.26 times

The other things like opening balance of merchandise inventory and cost of goods and  the ending balance of merchandise inventory and cost of goods is irrelevant. Thus, it is not to be considered.

Hence, Huckabee's 2018 average collection period (rounded) is 5 times