In Country B, business owners decide what to produce, how much to produce, and who to produce for. The CEO of Tarheelia Audio, one of the leading audio equipment producers in the country, recently decided to increase production levels of the company’s newest MP3 player model, and at the same time decrease production levels of their most popular CD player. The reason for the emphasis on MP3 players is that demand for CD players has decreased dramatically as MP3 technology has taken over the market. Simply put, there is more profit to be made in the MP3 market.

Faldo corp sells on terms that allow customers 45 days to pay for merchandise. its sales last year were $325,000, and its year-end receivables were $60,000. if its dso is less than the 45-day credit period, then customers are paying on time. otherwise, they are paying late. by how much are customers paying early or late? base your answer on this equation: dso - credit period = days early or late, and use a 365-day year when calculating the dso. a positive answer indicates late payments, while a negative answer indicates early payments.a. 21.27b. 22.38c. 23.50d. 24.68e. 25.91b