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Payable Days Ratio


















         Task 3.a

         Look at the trading section of the Income Statement and the Current Liabilities section of the
         Statement of Financial Position to calculate the Payable Days Ratio



          Income Statement - Trading Account (Extract)
                                                                  £             £

          Sales Revenue                                                  10,000


          Less Cost of Sales

          Opening Inventory (Stock)                           1,000
          Add Purchases                                      10,000

                                                             11,000
          Less Closing Inventory (Stock)                      3,000        8,000
          Gross Profit                                                     2,000





          Statement of Financial Position (Extract)               £             £
          Less CURRENT LIABILITIES
          Trade Payables (Creditors)                            750
          Unpaid Tax                                          1,000
          Dividends                                           1,000        2,750



          Payable Days Ratio             Days




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