A Firms' Operating Cycle Measures

A firms' operating cycle measures

A) the time that elapses from the firm's receipt of raw materials until it pays for those materials.
B) the time that elapses from the payment of raw materials until the firm is paid for its finished product.
C) the time that elapses from the firm's receipt of raw materials to begin production to its collection of cash from the sale of the finished product.
D) none of the above.