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2. Accounting for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
accounts receivable, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 6 10, 11
bad debts, other 13, 14, 11, 12, 16
allowances.
4. Assignment and 17, 18, 19, 10, 11, 12, 12, 15, 16, 10, 11 2, 7
factoring of accounts 13, 14 17, 18, 19,
receivable. 21
*6. Petty cash and bank 23 16, 17, 18 22, 23, 12, 13, 14
reconciliations. 24, 25
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ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY LEARNING OBJECTIVE)
5. Explain additional 17, 18, 19, 10, 11, 12, 12, 15, 16, 10, 11 2, 6, 8
accounting issues related 20, 21, 22 13, 14, 15 17, 18, 19,
to accounts and notes 20, 21
receivables.
*6. Explain common 23 16, 17, 18 22, 23, 24, 12, 13, 14
techniques employed to 25
control cash.
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ASSIGNMENT CHARACTERISTICS TABLE
Level of Time
Item Description Difficulty (minutes)
E7.1 Determine cash balance. Moderate 10–15
E7.2 Determine cash balance. Moderate 10–15
E7.3 Financial statement presentation of receivables. Moderate 10–15
E7.4 Determine ending accounts receivable. Simple 10–15
E7.5 Recording sales gross and net. Simple 15–20
E7.6 Recording sales transactions. Moderate 5–10
E7.7 Recording bad debts. Moderate 10–15
E7.8 Recording bad debts. Simple 5–10
E7.9 Computing bad debts and preparing journal entries. Simple 8–10
E7.10 Bad-debt reporting. Simple 10–12
E7.11 Bad debts—aging. Simple 8–10
E7.12 Journalizing various receivable transactions. Simple 15–20
E7.13 Note transactions at unrealistic interest rates. Simple 10–15
E7.14 Notes receivable with unrealistic interest rate. Moderate 20–25
E7.15 Assigning accounts receivable. Simple 10–15
E7.16 Journalizing various receivable transactions. Simple 15–18
E7.17 Transfer of receivables with guarantee. Simple 10–15
E7.18 Transfer of receivables without guarantee. Moderate 15–20
E7.19 Transfer of receivables without guarantee. Simple 10–15
E7.20 Analysis of receivables. Moderate 10–15
E7.21 Transfer of receivables. Moderate 10–15
*E7.22 Petty cash. Simple 5–10
*E7.23 Petty cash. Simple 10–15
*E7.24 Bank reconciliation and adjusting entries. Moderate 15–20
*E7.25 Bank reconciliation and adjusting entries. Simple 15–20
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Level of Time
Item Description Difficulty (minutes)
CA7.1 Bad-debt accounting. Simple 10–15
CA7.2 Various receivable accounting issues. Simple 15–20
CA7.3 Bad-debt reporting issues. Moderate 25–30
CA7.4 Basic note and accounts receivable transactions. Moderate 25–30
CA7.5 Bad-debt reporting issues Moderate 25-30
CA7.6 Sale of notes receivable. Moderate 20–25
CA7.7 Zero-interest-bearing note receivable. Moderate 20–30
CA7.8 Reporting of notes receivable, interest, and sale Moderate 25–30
of receivables.
CA7.9 Accounting for zero-interest-bearing note. Moderate 25–30
CA7.10 Receivables management. Moderate 25–30
CA7.11 Bad-debt reporting. Moderate 25–30
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1. Cash normally consists of coins and currency on hand, bank deposits, and various kinds of orders
for cash such as bank checks, money orders, travelers’ checks, demand bills of exchange, bank
drafts, and cashiers’ checks. Balances on deposit in banks which are subject to immediate with-
drawal are properly included in cash. Money market funds that provide checking account privileges
may be classified as cash. There is some question as to whether deposits not subject to immediate
withdrawal are properly included in cash or whether they should be set out separately. Savings
accounts, certificates of deposit, and time deposits fall in this latter category. Unless restrictions on
these kinds of deposits are such that they cannot be converted (withdrawn) within one year or the
operating cycle of the entity, whichever is longer, they are properly classified as current assets. At
the same time, they may well be presented separately from other cash and the restrictions as to
convertibility reported.
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3. A compensating balance is that portion of any demand deposit maintained by a corporation which
constitutes support for existing borrowing arrangements of a corporation with a lending institution.
A compensating balance representing a legally restricted deposit held against short-term borrowing
arrangements should be stated separately among the cash and cash equivalent items. A restricted
deposit held as a compensating balance against long-term borrowing arrangements should be
separately classified as a noncurrent asset in either the investments or other assets section.
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4. Restricted cash for debt redemption would be reported in the non-current asset section, probably in
the investments section. Another alternative is the other assets section (this answer not covered in
text). Given that the debt is long term, the restricted cash should also be reported as long term.
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5. The seller normally uses trade discounts to avoid frequent changes in its catalogs, to quote different
prices for different quantities purchased, and to hide the true invoice price from competitors. Trade
discounts are not recorded in the accounts because the price finally quoted is generally an accurate
statement of the fair market value of the product on that date. In addition, no subsequent changes
can occur to affect this value from an accounting standpoint. With a cash discount, the buyer receives
a choice and events subsequent to the original transaction dictate that additional entries may be
needed.
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The net method is desirable from a theoretical standpoint because it values the receivable at its
cash realizable value. In addition, recording the sales at net provides a better assessment of the
revenue that was recognized from the sale of the product. If the purchasing company fails to take
the discount, then the company should reflect this amount as income. The gross method for
receivables and sales is used in practice normally because it is expedient and its use does not
generally have any significant effect on the presentation of the financial statements.
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7. When companies, sell a product with a sales allowance for possible dissatisfaction or other issues,
they should record the accounts receivable and related revenue at the amount of consideration
expected to be received. The use of a Sales Returns and Allowances account is helpful to
management because it highlights the problems associated with inferior merchandise, inefficiencies
in filling orders, or delivery or shipment mistakes. Thus, since management must estimate expected
allowances to be granted in the future, which affects the final transaction price, sales allowances
result in variable consideration.
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8. The basic problems that relate to the valuation of receivables are (1) the determination of the face
value of the receivable, (2) the probability of future collection of the receivable, and (3) the length
of time the receivable will be outstanding. The determination of the face value of the receivable is
a function of the trade discount, cash discount, and certain allowance accounts such as the Return
Liability.
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9. The theoretical superiority of the allowance method over the direct write-off method of accounting
for bad debts is two-fold. First, since revenue is considered to be recognized at the point of sale on
the assumption that the resulting receivables are valid liquid assets merely awaiting collection, peri-
odic income will be overstated to the extent of any receivables that eventually become uncollectible.
The proper matching of revenue and expense requires that gross sales in the income statement be
partially offset by a charge to bad debt expense that is based on an estimate of the receivables
arising from gross sales that will not be converted into cash.
Second, accounts receivable on the statement of financial position should be stated at their
estimated cash realizable value. The allowance method accomplishes this by deducting from gross
receivables the allowance for doubtful accounts. The latter is derived from the charges for bad debt
expense on the income statement.
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10. The percentage-of-receivables method. Under this method Bad Debt Expense is debited and
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is credited for purposes of reporting accounts receivable at their
estimated net realizable value on the statement of financial position. From the stand-point of the
income statement, however, the aging method may not match accurately bad debt expenses with
the sales which caused them because the charge to bad debt expense is not based on sales. The
accuracy of both the charge to bad debt expense and the reported value of receivables depends on
the current estimate of uncollectible accounts. The accuracy of the expense charge, however, is
additionally dependent upon the timing of actual write-offs.
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Other methods that companies may use employ estimates based on historical loss ratios for
customers with different credit ratings as a basis for estimating uncollectible accounts. Or a company
may utilize a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model (as illustrated in Chapter 6) to estimate
expected credit losses.
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11. A major part of accounting is the measurement of financial data. Estimates of uncollectibility should
be recognized so that receivables are reported at net realizable value and in order for accounting to
provide useful information on a periodic basis.
The very existence of accounts receivable is based on the decision that a credit sale is an objective
indication that revenue should be recognized. The alternative is to wait until the debt is paid in cash.
If revenue is to be recognized and an asset recorded at the time of a credit sale, the need for fairness
in the statements requires that both expenses and the asset be adjusted for the estimated amounts
of the asset that experience indicates will not be collected.
The argument may be persuasive that the evidence supporting write-offs permits a more accurate
decision than that which supports the allowance method. The latter method, however, is “objective”
in the sense in which accountants use the term and is justified by the need for fair presentation of
receivables and income. The direct write-off method is not wholly objective; it requires the use of
judgment in determining when an account has become uncollectible.
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12. Because estimation of the allowance account balance requires judgment, management could either
over-estimate or under-estimate the amount of uncollectible accounts depending on whether a
higher or lower earnings number is desired. For example, Sun Trust bank (referred to in the chapter)
was having a very profitable year. By over-estimating the amount of bad debts, Sun Trust could
record a higher allowance and expense, thereby reducing income in the current year. In a
subsequent year, when earnings are low, they could under-estimate the allowance, record less
expense and get a boost to earnings.
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13. The receivable due from Bernstein Company should be written off to an appropriately named loss
account and reported in the income statement as part of income from operations. In this case,
classification as an unusual item would seem appropriate. The loss may properly be reduced by the
portion of the allowance for doubtful accounts at the end of the preceding year that was allocable to
the Bernstein Company account.
Estimates for doubtful accounts are based on a firm’s prior bad debt experience with due
consideration given to changes in credit policy and forecasted general or industry business
conditions.
The purpose of the allowance method is to anticipate only that amount of bad debt expense which
can be reasonably forecasted in the normal course of events.
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14. If the direct write-off method is used, the only alternative is to debit Cash and credit a revenue
account (such as Uncollectible Amounts Recovered). If the allowance method is used, then the
accountant would debit Accounts Receivable and credit the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. An
entry is then made to credit the customer’s account and debit Cash upon receipt of the remittance.
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*Assumes that seller is a dealer in this property. If not, the property might be credited, and a loss on
sale of $50,000 would be recognized.
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16. Imputed interest is the interest ascribed or attributed to a situation or circumstance which is void of
a stated or otherwise appropriate interest factor. Imputed interest is the result of a process of interest
rate estimation called imputation.
An interest rate is imputed for notes receivable when (1) no interest rate is stated for the transaction,
or (2) the stated interest rate is unreasonable, or (3) the stated face amount of the note is materially
different from the current cash price for the same or similar items or from the current market value
of the debt instrument.
In imputing an appropriate interest rate, consideration should be given to the prevailing interest rates
for similar instruments of issuers with similar credit ratings, the collateral, and restrictive covenants.
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17. A company might sell receivables because money is tight and access to normal credit is not available
or prohibitively expensive. Also, a company may have to sell its receivables, instead of borrowing,
to avoid violating existing lending arrangements. In addition, billing and collection of receivables are
often time-consuming and costly.
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18. The risks and rewards approach is used when receivables are sold with or without recourse (or
guarantee). A transfer of receivables should be recorded as a sale when the seller has transferred
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset. If substantially all of the
risks and rewards are not transferred, the company treats the transfer as a secured borrowing.
LO: 4, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
19. Full guarantee (recourse) is a guarantee from Moon that if any of the sold receivables are
uncollectible, Moon will pay the factor for the amount of the uncollectible account. This guarantee
represents continuing involvement by Moon after the sale. Under the risks and rewards model, the
face value of the receivables factored will be reported as a liability on Moon’s statement of financial
position.
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20. Several acceptable solutions are possible depending upon assumptions made as to whether certain
items are collectible within the operating cycle or not. The following illustrates one possibility:
Current Assets
Accounts receivable—Trade (of which accounts in the amount
of $75,000 have been assigned as security for loans payable)
(€523,000 + €75,000) .......................................................................................... €598,000
Federal income tax refund receivable .................................................................. 15,500
Advance payments on purchases ........................................................................ 61,000
Non-Trade receivables
Advance to subsidiary.......................................................................................... 45,500
Other Assets
Travel advance to employees .............................................................................. 22,000
Notes receivable past due plus accrued interest .................................................. 47,000
LO: 5, Bloom: AP, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Analytic, Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
21. The accounts receivable turnover is computed by dividing net sales by average net receivables
outstanding during the year. This ratio is used to assess the liquidity of the receivables. It measures
the number of times, on average, receivables are collected during the period. It provides some
indication of the quality of the receivables and how successful the company is in collecting its
outstanding receivables.
LO: 5, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
22. Because the restricted cash cannot be used by Woodlawn to meet current obligations, it should not
be reported as a current asset—it should be reported in investments or other assets. Thus, although
this item has cash in its label, it should not be reflected in liquidity measures, such as the current or
acid-test ratios.
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*23. (1) The general checking account is the principal bank account of most companies and fre-
quently the only bank account of small companies. Most if not all transactions are cycled
through the general checking account, either directly or on an imprest basis.
(2) Imprest bank accounts are used to disburse cash (checks) for a specific purpose, such as
dividends, payroll, commissions, or travel expenses. Money is deposited in the imprest fund
from the general fund in an amount necessary to cover a specific group of disbursements.
(3) Lockbox accounts are local post office boxes to which a multi-location company instructs its
customers to mail remittances. A local bank is authorized to empty the box daily and credit the
company’s accounts for collections.
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SOLUTIONS TO BRIEF EXERCISES
(a)
Accounts Receivable......................... 9,000
Sales Revenue .......................... 9,000
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(b)
Sales Returns and Allowances ......... 700
Accounts Receivable ................ 700
(c)
Sales Returns and Allowances ........... 200
Return Liability ............................ 200
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...............................................................................
Less: Payments received ................................... €3,000
Provision for uncollectibility.................... 5,000 8,000
Cash realizable value ........................................... €14,000
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BRIEF EXERCISE 7.10
Chung Group
Cash 730,000
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
Finance Charge (Interest Expense)
(¥1,000,000 X .02) ............................................. 20,000
Notes Payable ............................................. 750,000
Wood
Cash 138,000
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
Due from Factor ................................................... 9,000*
Loss on Sale of Receivables ............................... 3,000**
Accounts Receivable .................................. 150,000
Engram
Accounts Receivable ........................................... 150,000
Due to Wood................................................ 9,000
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Interest Revenue ......................................... 3,000
Cash ............................................................. 138,000
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Wood
Cash 138,000
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
Due from Factor ................................................... 9,000*
Finance Charge (Interest Expense) .................... 3,000**
Recourse Liability ....................................... 150,000
*($250,000 X .05)
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Supplies ......................................................................... 94
Miscellaneous Expense ................................................ 87
Cash Over and Short .................................................... 4
Cash (£200 – £15) ................................................. 185
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(a) Added to balance per bank statement (1)
(b) Deducted from balance per books (4)
(c) Added to balance per books (3)
(d) Deducted from balance per bank statement (2)
(e) Deducted from balance per books (4)
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(c) Cash 31
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
Interest Revenue .......................................... 31
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EXERCISE 7.1 (Continued)
**If cash is present in another account in the same bank on which the
overdraft occurred, offsetting is required.
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EXERCISE 7.2 (10–15 minutes)
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EXERCISE 7.2 (Continued)
Current assets
Accounts receivable
Customers accounts (of which
accounts
in the amount of €40,000
have been pledged as security
for a bank loan)............................... €89,000
Installment accounts due in 2023 .... 23,000
Installment accounts due after
December 31, 2023* ........................ 34,000 €146,000
Other** (€2,640 + €1,500)......................... 4,140 €150,140
Investments
Advance to subsidiary company ........... 91,000
*This classification assumes that these receivables are collectible within the
operating cycle of the business.
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EXERCISE 7.4 (10–15 minutes)
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June 12 Cash 1,960
......................................................................
......................................................................
Accounts Receivable—Arquette ....... 1,960
EXERCISE 7.5 (Continued)
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July 30 Cash 250,000
...................................................................
...................................................................
Accounts Receivable ...................... 250,000
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EXERCISE 7.7 (10–15 minutes)
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EXERCISE 7.9 (8–10 minutes)
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EXERCISE 7.11 (8–10 minutes)
*($890 – $490)
Inasmuch as later invoices have been paid in full, all three of these amounts
should be investigated in order to determine why Alstott Co. has not paid
them. The amounts in the beginning balance and #2412 should be of par-
ticular concern.
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EXERCISE 7.12 (Continued)
Cash 5,640
..........................................................................
..........................................................................
Finance Charge Interest Expense
(€6,000 X .06)................................................ 360
Notes Payable......................................... 6,000
This entry may be made at the next time financial statements are
prepared. Also, it may occur on 12/29 when Legler Company’s receiv-
able is adjusted.
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EXERCISE 7.13 (10–15 minutes)
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EXERCISE 7.14 (20–25 minutes)
Dec. 31 300,000
Cash .................................................................
..........................................................................
Notes Receivable ................ 300,000
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(b) Apr. 1 350,000
Cash .................................................................
.........................................................................
June 30 Accounts Receivable ........ 350,000
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EXERCISE 7.15 (Continued)
1. Cash 18,000
.......................................................................
.......................................................................
Loss on Sale of Receivables
(¥20,000 X .10) ............................................ 2,000
Accounts Receivable ........................... 20,000
LO: 5, Bloom: AP, Difficulty: Moderate, Time: 10-15, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
(a) According to the IASB, determining whether receivables that are trans-
ferred can be accounted for as a sale is based on an evaluation of
whether the seller has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards
of ownership of the receivables. If substantially all the risks and rewards
of ownership of the receivables are transferred, then they are
derecognized (accounted for as a sale). This is likely the case here
because there is no guarantee.
LO: 5, Bloom: AP, Difficulty: Moderate, Time: 10-15, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
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(b) July 1 Accounts Receivable ............................ 400,000
Due to SEK Corp. ......................... 16,000
Interest Revenue .......................... 6,000
Cash.............................................. 378,000
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EXERCISE 7.20 (10–15 minutes)
Cash 80,000
............................................................................
............................................................................
Accounts Receivable ............................... 80,000
(c) Grant’s turnover ratio has declined significantly. That is, it is turning
receivables 4.0 times a year and collections on receivables took 91
days. In the prior year, the turnover ratio was almost double (7.0) and
collections took only 52 days. This is a bad trend in liquidity. Grant
should consider offering early payment discounts and/or tightened
credit and collection policies.
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EXERCISE 7.21 (10–15 minutes)
Net Sales
(b) Accounts Receivable Turnover =
Average Trade Receivables (net)
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*EXERCISE 7.22 (5–10 minutes)
Accounts Receivable—Employees
($40.00 + $34.00).................................................. 74.00
Nick Teasdale, Drawings ....................................... 170.00
Maintenance and Repair Expense ........................ 14.35
Postage Expense ($20.00 – $7.90) ........................ 12.10
Supplies .................................................................. 7.90
Cash Over and Short ............................................. 11.45
Cash ($300.00 – $10.20)............................... 289.80
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*EXERCISE 7.24 (15–20 minutes)
b
Computation of outstanding checks
Checks written per books £3,100
Checks cleared by bank in July £ 4,000
Less outstanding checks
(June)* 2,000
Checks written and cleared
in July (2,000)
Outstanding checks, July 31 £1,100
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*EXERCISE 7.24 (Continued)
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Interest Revenue ............................................. 40
(To record collection of note and interest)
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*EXERCISE 7.25 (Continued)
(c) The corrected cash balance of $10,649 would be reported in the August
31, 2022, statement of financial position.
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TIME AND PURPOSE OF PROBLEMS
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Time and Purpose of Problems (Continued)
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SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
PROBLEM 7.1
(a) December 31
Accounts Receivable (€17,640 + €360) ... 18,000
Sales Revenue .......................................... 28,000
Cash ................................................. 45,640
Sales Discounts............................... 360
December 31
Cash 22,200
...................................................................
...................................................................
Purchase Discounts ................................. 250
Accounts Payable ........................... 22,450
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
(€45,000 + €22,450) .......................... 45,000 67,450
Other current liabilities ....................... 14,200 14,200
Total ................................................ (2) 59,200 81,650
Working capital .................................... (1) – (2) €88,800 €60,910
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Current ratio .............................................. (1) ÷ (2) 2.5 to 1 1.75 to 1
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PROBLEM 7.2
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PROBLEM 7.3
(a) The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should have a balance of $45,000
at year-end. The supporting calculations are shown below:
Expected
Days Account Percentage Estimated
Outstanding Amount Uncollectible Uncollectible
0–15 days $300,000 .02 $ 6,000
16–30 days 100,000 .10 10,000
31–45 days 80,000 .15 12,000
46–60 days 40,000 .20 8,000
61–75 days 20,000 .45 9,000
(c) The year-end bad debt adjustment would decrease before-tax income
$20,000 as computed below:
Estimated amount required in the Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts .................................................... $45,000
Less: Balance in the account after write-off of
uncollectible accounts but before adjustment
($40,000 – $15,000).......................................................... 25,000
Required charge to expense .............................................. $20,000
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PROBLEM 7.4
Schedule 1
Computation of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
at December 31, 2022
Aging Doubtful
Category Balance % Accounts
Nov–Dec 2022 £1,080,000 2 £ 21,600
July–Oct 650,000 10 65,000
Jan–Jun 420,000 25 105,000
Prior to 1/1/22 90,000(a) 80 72,000
£263,600
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PROBLEM 7.4 (Continued)
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PROBLEM 7.5
Aging
Age Balance Schedule
Under 60 days €172,342 1% € 1,723.42
60–90 days 141,330 (€136,490 + €4,840) 3% 4,239.90
91–120 days 36,684 (€39,924 – €3,240) 6% 2,201.04
Over 120 days 19,944 (€23,644 – €3,700) 25% 4,986.00
€13,150.36
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PROBLEM 7.5 (Continued)
If the student did not make the entry to record the €3,700 write-off earlier, the
following would change in the problem. After the adjusting entry for
€7,279.64, an entry would have to be made to write off the €3,700.
Aging
Age Balance Schedule
Under 60 days €172,342 1% € 1,723.42
60–90 days 141,330 3% 4,239.90
91–120 days 36,684 6% 2,201.04
Over 120 days 23,644 — 8,686.00*
€16,850.36
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PROBLEM 7.6
–1–
Cash .......................................................................... 136,800*
Sales Discounts ........................................................ 1,200
Accounts Receivable ...................................... 138,000
–3–
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ........................... 17,500
Accounts Receivable ...................................... 17,500
–4–
Bad Debt Expense .................................................... 14,900
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts .................. 14,900*
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PROBLEM 7.7
Note: Entries at 10/1/23 and 10/1/24 assumes reversing entries were not
made on January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024.
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PROBLEM 7.8
a
£6,825 = £62,049 X .11
b
£48,874 = £62,049 + £6,825 – £20,000
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PROBLEM 7.8 (Continued)
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PROBLEM 7.9
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PROBLEM 7.9 (Continued)
Interest income:
Note receivable from sale of division ....................... $105,000 (6)
Note receivable from sale of patent ......................... 7,173 (2)
Note receivable from officer ..................................... 32,000 (7)
Installment contract receivable from sale of land ... 7,700 (5)
Total interest income for year ended 12/31/22 ... $151,873
Explanation of Amounts
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PROBLEM 7.9 (Continued)
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PROBLEM 7.10
(000’s omitted)
July 1, 2022
Cash .................................................................................. 119,250
Finance Charge (.005 X ¥150,000) ................................... 750
Notes Payable (.80 X ¥150,000) .............................. 120,000
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PROBLEM 7.11
SANDBURG COMPANY
Income Statement Effects
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Schedule 1
Computation of Expense
for Accounts Receivable Assigned
Assignment expense:
Accounts receivable assigned .................... €400,000
X .80
Advance by Keller Finance Company ......... 320,000
X .03 € 9,600
Interest expense ................................................. 12,720
Total expenses .............................................. €22,320
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*PROBLEM 7.12
Cash............................................................................ 930
Notes Receivable .............................................. 900
Interest Revenue............................................... 30
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*PROBLEM 7.13
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*PROBLEM 7.14
Deduct:
Outstanding checks
#1224 ....................................................... $1,635.29
#1230 ....................................................... 2,468.30
#1232 ....................................................... 2,125.15
#1233 ....................................................... 482.17 6,710.91
Correct cash balance, Nov. 30 .......................... $51,478.69
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*PROBLEM 7.14 (Continued)
(b) November 30
Cash.............................................................. 1,400.00
Interest Revenue ................................. 1,400.00
November 30
Office Expense (Bank Charges).................. 27.40
Cash .................................................... 27.40
November 30
Accounts Receivable ................................... 372.13
Cash .................................................... 372.13
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TIME AND PURPOSE OF CONCEPTS FOR ANALYSIS
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SOLUTIONS TO CONCEPTS FOR ANALYSIS
CA 7.1
(a) The direct write-off method overstates the trade accounts receivable (on or in?) the statement of
financial position by reporting them at more than their cash realizable value. Furthermore, because
the write-off often occurs in a period after the revenues were generated, the direct write-off method
does not match bad debts expense with the revenues generated by sales in the same period.
(b) The allowance method estimates bad debts based on the balance in the trade accounts receivable
account. The method focuses on the statement of financial position and attempts to value the
accounts receivable at their cash (net) realizable value.
(c) The company should account for the collection of the specific accounts previously written off as
uncollectible as follows:
• Reinstatement of accounts by debiting Accounts Receivable and crediting Allowance for
Doubtful Accounts.
• Collection of accounts by debiting Cash and crediting Accounts Receivable.
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CA 7.2
(a) (1) Kimmel should account for the sales discounts at the date of sale using the net method by
recording accounts receivable and sales revenue at the amount of sales less the sales discounts
available.
Revenues should be recorded at the cash-equivalent price at the date of sale. Under the net
method, the sale is recorded at an amount that represents the cash-equivalent price at the date
of exchange (sale).
(2) There is no effect on Kimmel’s sales revenues when customers do not take the sales discounts.
Kimmel’s net income is increased by the amount of the discount not taken (interest revenue)
recognized when customers do not take the sales discounts.
(b) Trade discounts are neither recorded in the accounts nor reported in the financial statements.
Therefore, the amount recorded as sales revenues and accounts receivable is net of trade discounts
and represents the cash-equivalent price of the asset sold.
(c) To account for the accounts receivable factored on August 1, 2022, Kimmel should decrease
accounts receivable by the amount of accounts receivable factored, increase cash by the amount
received from the factor, and record a loss. Factoring of accounts receivable on a without guarantee
(recourse) basis is equivalent to a sale. The difference between the cash received and the carrying
amount of the receivables is a loss.
(d) Kimmel should report the face amount of the interest-bearing notes receivable and the related
interest receivable for the period from October 1 through December 31 on its statement of financial
position as noncurrent assets. Both assets are due on September 30, 2024, which is more than one
year from the date of the statement of financial position.
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CA 7.2 (Continued)
Kimmel should report interest revenue from the notes receivable on its income statement for the
year ended December 31, 2022. Interest revenue is equal to the amount accrued on the notes
receivable at the appropriate rate for three months.
Interest revenue is realized with the passage of time. Accordingly, interest revenue should be
accounted for as an element of income over the life of the notes receivable.
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CA 7.3
(1) Allowances and account write-offs. Method (a) is recommended. In the case of this company
which has a large number of relatively small sales transactions, it is practicable to give effect
currently to the probable bad debt expense and to report receivables at net realizable value.
Whenever practicable, it is advisable to accrue probable bad debt charges and apply them in the
accounting periods in which credit quality decreases. If the percentage is based on actual long-run
experience, the allowance balance is usually adequate to bring the accounts receivable on the
statement of financial position to cash realizable values.
(2) Collection expenses. Method (a) or (b) is recommended. In the case of this company, one strong
argument for method (a) is that it is advisable to have the Bad Debt Expense account show the full
amount of expense relating to efforts to collect and failure to collect balances receivable. On the
other hand, an argument can be made to debit the Allowance account on the theory that bad debts
(including related expenses) are established at the time the allowance is first established. As a result,
the allowance account already has anticipated these expenses and therefore as they occur they
should be charged against the allowance account. It should be noted that there is no “right answer”
to this question. It would seem that alternatives (c) and (d) are not good alternatives because the
expense is not identified with bad debts, which it should be.
(3) Recoveries. Method (c) is recommended. This method treats the recovery as a correction of a
previous write-off. It produces an allowance account that reflects the net experience with bad debts.
Method (a) might be acceptable if the provision for bad debts were based on experience with losses
without considering recoveries, but in this case it would be advisable to use one account with a
specific designation rather than the broad designation “other revenue.” As indicated in the textbook,
recoveries are usually handled by reestablishing the receivable and allowance account. The
receivable is then written off. Method (c) is basically that approach.
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CA 7.4
Part 1
Since Wallace Company is a calendar-year company, six months of interest should be accrued on
12/31/22. The remaining interest revenue should be recognized on 6/30/23 when the note is collected.
The rationale for this treatment is: the accrual basis of accounting provides more useful information than
does the cash basis. Therefore, since interest accrues with the passage of time, interest earned on
Wallace’s note receivable should be recognized over the life of the note, regardless of when the cash is
received.
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CA 7.4 (Continued)
Part 2
(a) The allowance method based on the balance in accounts receivable is consistent with the expense
recognition principle. It attempts to value accounts receivable at the amount expected to be collected
and records bad debt expense in periods when credit quality decreases. The method is facilitated
by preparing an aging schedule of accounts receivable and plugging bad debt expense with the
adjustment necessary to bring the allowance account to the required balance. Alternatively, the
ending balance in accounts receivable can be used to determine the required balance in the
allowance account without preparing an aging schedule by using a composite percentage. Bad debt
expense is determined in the same manner as when an aging schedule is used.
(b) On Wallace’s statement of financial position, the allowance for doubtful accounts is presented as a
contra account to accounts receivable with the resulting difference representing the net accounts
receivable (i.e., their cash realizable value). Where would student find the following? Bad debt
expense would generally be included on Wallace’s income statement with the other operating
(selling/general and administrative) expenses for the period. However, theoretical arguments can
be made for (1) reducing sales revenue by the bad debts adjustment in the same manner that sales
returns and allowances are considered reductions of the amount to be received from sales of
products or (2) classifying the bad debts expense as a financial expense.
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CA 7.5
(a) VALASQUEZ SA
Accounts Receivable Aging Schedule
May 31, 2022
Estimated
Proportion Amount in Probability of Uncollectible
of Total Category Non-Collection Amount
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CA 7.5 (Continued)
(b) VALASQUEZ SA
Analysis of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
May 31, 2022
June 1, 2021 balance ............................................ R$ 43,300
Bad debt expense accrual (R$4,000,000 X .04) ... 160,000
Balance before write-offs of bad accounts ......... 203,300
Less: Write-offs of bad accounts......................... 145,000
Balance before year-end adjustment................... 58,300
Compared to Estimated uncollectible amount ... 64,080
Additional allowance needed ............................... R$ 5,780
Charge interest on overdue ac- This policy could result in lost sales
counts. Insist on cash on deliv- and increased administrative costs.
ery (COD) or cash on order (COO)
for new customers or poor credit
risks.
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CA 7.6
(a) The appropriate valuation basis of a note receivable at the date of sale is its discounted present
value of the future amounts receivable for principal and interest using the customer’s market rate of
interest, if known or determinable, at the date of the equipment’s sale.
(b) Corrs should increase the carrying amount of the note receivable by the effective-interest revenue
earned for the period February 1 to May 1, 2022. Corrs should account for the sale of the note
receivable without guarantee (recourse) by increasing cash for the proceeds received, eliminating
the carrying amount of the note receivable, and recognizing a loss (gain) for the resulting difference.
This reporting is appropriate since the note’s carrying amount is correctly recorded at the date it was
sold and the sale of a note receivable without recourse has occurred. Thus the difference between
the cash received and the carrying amount of the note at the date it is sold is reported as a loss
(gain).
(c) 1. For notes receivable not sold, Corrs should recognize bad debt expense. The expense equals
the adjustment required to bring the balance of the allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the
estimated uncollectible amounts less the fair values of recoverable equipment.
2. For notes receivable sold with guarantee (recourse), at the time of sale, Corrs would have
recorded a liability to the factor.
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CA 7.7
(a) 1. It is not possible to determine the machine’s fair value directly, so the sales price of the machine
is reported at the note’s September 30, 2022, fair value. The note’s September 30, 2022, fair
value equals the present value of the two installments discounted at the buyer’s September 30,
2022, market rate of interest.
2. Rolen reports 2022 interest revenue determined by multiplying the note’s carrying amount at
September 30, 2022, times the buyer’s market rate of interest at the date of issue, times three-
twelfths. Rolen should recognize that there is an interest factor implicit in the note, and this
interest is earned with the passage of time. Therefore, interest revenue for 2022 should include
three months’ revenue. The rate used should be the market rate established by the original
present value, and this is applied to the carrying amount of the note.
(b) To report the sale of the note receivable with guarantee, Rolen should increase a liability to the
factor by the carrying amount of the note, increase cash by the amount received, record a receivable
from the factor for the proceeds retained by the factor to cover sales returns and allowances and
report the difference as a finance charge as part of income from continuing operations.
(c) Rolen should decrease cash, increase notes (accounts) receivable past due for all payments caused
by the note’s dishonor and eliminate the liability to the factor and the original note receivable. The
note (account) receivable should be written down to its estimated recoverable amount (or an
allowance for uncollectibles established), and a loss on uncollectible notes should be recorded.
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CA 7.8
(a) 1. For the interest-bearing note receivable, the interest revenue for 2022 should be determined by
multiplying the principal (face) amount of the note by the note’s rate of interest by one half (July
1, 2022 to December 31, 2022). Interest accrues with the passage of time, and it should be
accounted for as an element of revenue over the life of the note receivable.
2. For the zero-interest-bearing note receivable, the interest revenue for 2022 should be deter-
mined by multiplying the carrying value of the note by the prevailing rate of interest at the date
of the note by one third (September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022). The carrying value of the
note at September 1, 2022 is the face amount discounted for two years at the prevailing interest
rate from the maturity date of August 31, 2024 back to the issuance date of September 1, 2022.
Interest, even if unstated, accrues with the passage of time, and it should be accounted for as
an element of revenue over the life of the note receivable.
(b) The interest-bearing note receivable should be reported at December 31, 2022 as a current asset
at its principal (face) amount.
The zero-interest-bearing note receivable should be reported at December 31, 2022 as a non-
current asset at its face amount less the unamortized discount on the note at December 31, 2022.
(c) Because the trade accounts receivable are assigned, Moresan should account for the subsequent
collections on the assigned trade accounts receivable by debiting Cash and crediting Accounts
Receivable. The cash collected should then be remitted to Indigo Finance until the amount advanced
by Indigo is settled. The payments to Indigo Finance consist of both principal and interest with
interest computed at the rate of 8% on the balance outstanding.
(d) Because the trade accounts receivable were factored on a without recourse basis, the factor is
responsible for collection. On November 1, 2022, Moresan should credit Accounts Receivable for
the amount of trade accounts receivable factored, debit Cash for the amount received from the factor,
debit a Receivable from Factor for 5% of the trade accounts receivable factored, and debit Loss on
Sale of Receivables for 3% of the trade accounts receivable factored.
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CA 7.9
The controller of Engone Company cannot justify the manner in which the company has accounted for
the transaction in terms of sound financial accounting principles.
Several problems are inherent in the sale of Henderson Enterprises shares to Bimini Inc. First, the issue
of whether an arm’s-length transaction has occurred may be raised. The controller stated that the shares
has not been marketable for the past six years. Thus, the recognition of revenue is highly questionable
in view of the limited market for the shares; i.e., has an exchange occurred?
Secondly, the collectibility of the note from Bimini is open to question. Bimini appears to have a liquidity
problem due to its current cash squeeze. The lack of assurance about collectibility raises the question of
whether revenue should be recognized.
Central to the transaction is the issue of imputed interest. If we assume that an arm’s-length exchange
has taken place, then the zero-interest-bearing feature masks the question of whether a gain, no gain or
loss, or a loss occurred.
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CA 7.9 (Continued)
For a gain to occur, the interest imputation must result in an interest rate of about 5% or less. To illustrate:
Present value of an annuity of £1 at 5% for 10 years = 7.72173; thus the present value of ten
payments of £400,000 is £3,088,692 (£400,000 x 7.72173). The cost of the investment is
£3,000,000; thus, only an £88,692 gain is recognized at 5%.
Selecting a more realistic interest rate (in spite of the controller’s ill-founded statements about “no cost”
money since he/she is ignoring the opportunity cost) of 8% finds the present value of the annuity of
£400,000 for ten periods equal to £2,684,032 (£400,000 X 6.71008). In this case a loss of £315,968 must
be recognized as illustrated by the following journal entry:
CA 7.10
While performing a routine test on accounts receivable balances today, I discovered a $58,000 shortage.
I believe that this matter deserves your immediate attention.
To compute the shortage, I determined that the accounts receivable balance should have been based
on the amount of inventory which has been sold. When we opened for business this year, we purchased
$360,000 worth of merchandise inventory, and this morning, the balance in this account was $90,000.
The $270,000 difference times the 40% markup indicates that sales on account totaled $378,000
[$270,000 + ($270,000 X .40)] to date. I subtracted the payments of $188,000 made on account this year
and calculated the ending balance to be $190,000. However, the ledger shows a balance of only
$132,000.
I realize that this situation is very sensitive and that we should not accuse any one individual without
further evidence. However, in order to protect the company’s assets, we must begin an immediate
investigation of this disparity.
The only other employee who has access to the accounts receivable ledger is Kelly Collins, the
receivables clerk. I will supervise Collins more closely in the future but suggest that we also employ an
auditor to check into this situation.
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CA 7.11
(a) No, the controller should not be concerned with Marvin Company’s growth rate in estimating the
allowance. The accountant’s proper task is to make a reasonable estimate of bad debt expense. In
making the estimate, the controller should consider the previous year’s write-offs and also anticipate
economic factors which might affect the company’s industry and influence Marvin’s current write-off.
(b) Yes, the controller’s interest in disclosing financial information completely and fairly conflicts with the
president’s economic interest in manipulating income to avoid undesirable demands from the parent
company. Such a conflict of interest is an ethical dilemma. The controller must recognize the
dilemma, identify the alternatives, and decide what to do.
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FINANCIAL REPORTING PROBLEM
(a) M&S’s cash and cash equivalents include short-term deposits with
banks and other financial institutions, with an initial maturity of three
months or less and credit card debtor’s receivable within 48 hours. The
carrying amount of these assets approximates their fair value.
(b) As of March 30, 2019, M&S had 285.4 million pounds in cash and cash
equivalents on the statement of financial position. The major uses of
cash reported on the statement of cash flows were capital expenditures,
equity dividends paid, purchase of current financial assets and the
purchase of intangible assets.
(c) M&S reports trade receivables of 121.8 million pounds and 118.6 million
pounds (net) in 2019. M&S has trade receivables of 7.2 million pounds
that were past due but not impaired.
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CASE
Puma adidas
€ millions € millions
(a) 463.7 Cash and cash equivalents 2,629 Cash and cash equivalents
12/31/18 12/31/18
adidas has the greater allowance amount, and also has the greater
allowance as a percentage of gross receivables
(c) 4,648.3 Sales for 2018 21,915 Net sales for 2018
8.8 (4,648.3 ÷ Receivables turnover for 2018 9.3 (21,915 ÷ Receivables turnover
528.7) 2,366.5) for 2018
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS CASE 1
(a) Cash may consist of funds on deposit at the bank, negotiable instru-
ments such as money orders, certified checks, cashier’s checks,
personal checks, bank drafts, and money market funds that provide
checking account privileges.
(b) Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are
both (a) readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and (b) so near
their maturity that they present insignificant risk from changes in value.
Generally, only investments with original maturities of
3 months or less qualify. Examples of cash equivalents are government
bonds, commercial paper, and money market funds.
Cash 345,000,000
....................................................................
....................................................................
Loss on Sale of Receivables .................... 30,000,000
Accounts 360,000,000
Receivable
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Recourse Liability ........................... 15,000,000
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(e) The transaction in (d) will decrease PetroChina’s liquidity position.
Current assets decrease by RMB15,000,000 and current liabilities are
increased by the RMB15,000,000 (for the recourse liability).
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS CASE 2
Part 1
(a) Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that can be
converted into specific amounts of cash. They include money market
funds, commercial paper, bank certificates of deposit, and Treasury
bills. Cash equivalents differ in that they are extremely liquid (that is,
easily turned into cash) and have very low risk of declining in value
while held.
(b)
(in millions) Meriter Monitor
€4,934 €1,362.1
(1) Current ratio = 1.4 = 2.2
€3,645 €614.8
(c) Yes, a company can have too many liquid assets. Liquid assets earn
little or no return. Thus, Meriter’s large amount of liquid assets may
eventually create a drag on its ability to meet investor expectations.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS CASE 2 (Continued)
Part 2
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ACCOUNTING, ANALYSIS, AND PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING
*2022 Bad Debt Expense is the amount needed to make the ending
balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts equal to €1,575. In
other words, €550 – €1,600 + Bad debt expense = €1,575. Therefore,
bad debt expense = €1,575 + €1,600 – €550 = €2,625.
(b) Current assets section of December 31, 2022 Flatiron Pub statement of
financial position
Accounts receivable (net of €1,575
allowance for uncollectibles ........... €61,425
Interest receivable .............................. 50
Due from factor ................................... 200
Note receivable ................................... 5,000
Postage stamps .................................. 110
Other .................................................... 7,925 per EOC
Cash..................................................... 5,575
Total current assets ..................... €80,285
Calculations:
Cash = €5,575 = €1,575 + €4,000
Account receivable, net = €61,425 = €63,000 – €1,575
Interest receivable = €50 = (€5,000 X 0.12) (1/12)
Due from factor = €200 = (€2,000 X 0.10)
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ACCOUNTING, ANALYSIS, AND PRINCIPLES (Continued)
ANALYSIS
(a) 2021 current ratio = (€2,000 + €46,000 – €550 + €8,500) ÷ €37,000 = 1.51
2022 current ratio = €80,285 ÷ €44,600 = 1.80
Both the current ratio and the accounts receivable turnover suggest
that Flatiron’s liquidity has improved relative to 2021.
(b) With a secured borrowing, the receivables would stay on The Flatiron’s
books and a note payable would be recorded. This would reduce both
the current ratio and accounts receivable turnover.
PRINCIPLES
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RESEARCH CASE
3.2.5 When an entity retains the contractual rights to receive the cash flows
of a financial asset (the ‘original asset’), but assumes a contractual
obligation to pay those cash flows to one or more entities (the ‘eventual
recipients’), the entity treats the transaction as a transfer of a financial
asset if, and only if, all of the following three conditions are met.
(b) The entity is prohibited by the terms of the transfer contract from
selling or pledging the original asset other than as security to the
eventual recipients for the obligation to pay them cash flows.
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(c) The entity has an obligation to remit any cash flows it collects on
behalf of the eventual recipients without material delay. In
addition, the entity is not entitled to reinvest such cash flows,
except for investments in cash or cash equivalents (as defined in
IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows) during the short settlement
period from the collection date to the date of required remittance
to the eventual recipients, and interest earned on such
investments is passed to the eventual recipients.
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(b) When the entity’s continuing involvement takes the form of a
written or purchased option (or both) on the transferred asset, the
extent of the entity’s continuing involvement is the amount
of the transferred asset that the entity may repurchase. However,
in the case of a written put option on an asset that is measured at
fair value, the extent of the entity’s continuing involvement is
limited to the lower of the fair value of the transferred asset and
the option exercise price (see paragraph B3.2.13).
(c) When the entity’s continuing involvement takes the form of a cash-
settled option or similar provision on the transferred asset, the
extent of the entity’s continuing involvement is measured in the
same way as that which results from non-cash settled options as
set out in (b) above.
(a) the amortised cost of the rights and obligations retained by the
entity, if the transferred asset is measured at amortised cost, or
(b) equal to the fair value of the rights and obligations retained by the
entity when measured on a stand-alone basis, if the transferred
asset is measured at fair value.
3.2.18 The entity shall continue to recognise any income arising on the
transferred asset to the extent of its continuing involvement and shall
recognise any expense incurred on the associated liability.
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3.2.20 If an entity’s continuing involvement is in only a part of a financial
asset (eg when an entity retains an option to repurchase part of a
transferred asset, or retains a residual interest that does not result in
the retention of substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership
and the entity retains control), the entity allocates the previous
carrying amount of the financial asset between the part it continues
to recognise under continuing involvement, and the part it no longer
recognises on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts on
the date of the transfer. For this purpose, the requirements of
paragraph 3.2.14 apply. The difference between:
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GAAP CONCEPTS and APPLICATION
7.1 Both the IASB and the FASB have indicated that they believe that
financial statements would be more transparent and understandable if
companies recorded and reported all financial instruments at fair value.
The Boards have adopted new rules, that although not converged
should result in earlier recognition of impairments on financial
instruments.
7.2 Key similarities relate to (1) the definition used for cash equivalents, (2)
accounting and reporting issues related to recognition and
measurement of receivables, such as the use of allowance accounts,
how to record trade and sales discounts, use of percentage of sales
and receivables methods, pledging, and factoring, and (3) both Boards
are working to implement fair value measurement for all financial
instruments but both Boards have faced bitter opposition from various
factions.
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