Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.54Q
A company sells on credit terms of 2/10, n/30 and has days’ sales in accounts receivable of 30.2 days. Its days’ sales outstanding is
- a. too low.
- b. too high.
- c. about right.
- d. not able to be evaluated from the data given.
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A company sells on credit terms of 2/10, n/30 and has days’ sales in accounts receivableof 30.2 days. Its days’ sales outstanding isa. too low.b. too high.c. about right.d. not able to be evaluated from the datagiven.
Indicate whether each statement best describes the allowance method or the direct write-off method.
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1. Usually does not best match sales and expenses because Bad Debts Expense is not recorded until an account
becomes uncollectible, which usually occurs in a period after the credit sale.
2. When an account is written off, the debit is to Bad Debts Expense.
3. Does not predict Bad Debts Expense.
4. Accounts receivable on the balance sheet is reported at net realizable value.
5. Estimates Bad Debts Expense related to the sales recorded in that period.
6. Matches the estimated loss from uncollectible accounts receivable against the sales they helped create.
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Allowance
Direct write-off
A high accounts receivable turnover indicates.
a. customers are making payments quickly
b. a large portion of the company's sales are on credit
c. many customers are not paying their receiveables
d. the comapany's sales have increased
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Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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