Cash operating cycle
In this lesson, you'll learn how the cash operating cycle works and why it matters for managing your business's liquidity and working capital. The cash operating cycle measures the time between paying suppliers and collecting cash from customers—the longer this period, the more cash gets tied up in your business.
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In this lesson
- 0:00 Understanding the cash operating cycle
- 0:52 Practical example: tracking cash through production
- 2:54 Exam question: Honey Jam Company calculation
- 4:11 Handling distractors and inventory turnover conversion
About this lesson
You'll work through practical examples and exam-style questions that show you how to calculate the cycle using receivable days, inventory holding periods, and payable days, and you'll discover which elements to include and which to ignore when solving these problems. This concept appears across CIMA and ACCA papers including Performance Management, Financial Management, and Strategic Business Leader, where understanding working capital management is essential. By mastering the cash operating cycle, you'll be able to identify how operational decisions affect cash flow, spot opportunities to improve liquidity, and answer calculation questions with confidence in your exams.
Duration: 6m
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