1. On December 31, 2013, the accounts receivable of Harem Company had a balance of P8,200,000. An analysis of the accounts receivable showed the following: 100,000 400,000 Accounts known to be worthless Advance payments to creditors on purchase orders Advances to affiliated entities Customers' accounts reporting credit balances arising from sales returns Interest receivable on bonds 1,000,000 (600,000) 400,000 3,500,000 2,200,000 850,000 Trade accounts receivable Subscription receivable due in 30 days Trade installments receivable due 1-18 months, including unearned finance charge of P50,000 Trade accounts receivable from officers, due currently Trade accounts on which postdated checks are held (no entries were made on receipt of checks) 150,000 200,000 What is the correct balance of trade accounts receivable? а. 4,650,000 b. 4,700,000 с. 4,150,000 d. 4,050,000
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At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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