Working Capital Cycle/Operating Cycle
A continuous process starting from payment of cash for purchasing raw material ,
production , stocking , selling until obtaining money from debtors.
It is a cycle involving—- conversion of cash into raw material > conversion of raw material into WIP > conversion of WIP into Finished goods> conversion of Finished goods into cash /debtors and > conversion of debtors into cash.
OC = R+W+F+D-C
Ie.
Duration of Operating Cycle = Raw mat. period+WIP period +Finished goods period +Debtors collection period –Creditors payment period
CALCULATION OF W. CAP . CYCLE
i) Raw Mat. Stock Holding Period = R.Mat. Stock X 365 days
Annual Purchases
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ii) WIP duration = WIP stock X 365 days
Cost of Prodn.
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iii) Finished Goods Stock Holding Period = Finished Goods Stock X 365 days
Cost of Goods Sold
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iv) Debtors Collection Period = Debtors X 365 days
Credit Sales
LESS :
i) Creditors Payment Period = Creditors X 365 days
Credit Purchases
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