Assume receivables of $20,000 at the start of the January are all collected during the month; if sales for January and February are $400,000 and $300,000 respectively; the company typically receives payment from 20% of its customers within the same month, 60% the following month, and the remaining 20% by the end of the second following month, how much would accounts receivable be at the end of February?
Assume receivables of $20,000 at the start of the January are all collected during the month; if sales for January and February are $400,000 and $300,000 respectively; the company typically receives payment from 20% of its customers within the same month, 60% the following month, and the remaining 20% by the end of the second following month, how much would accounts receivable be at the end of February?
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![Assume receivables of $20,000 at the start of the January are all collected during the month; if sales for January and
February are $400,000 and $300,000 respectively; the company typically receives payment from 20% of its customers
within the same month, 60% the following month, and the remaining 20% by the end of the second following month,
how much would accounts receivable be at the end of February?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F99a75527-2431-4fd7-a95e-3ce034d9b165%2F92c71cfb-a0a5-4f3e-8f0f-79860b4375eb%2F6kb54w_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Assume receivables of $20,000 at the start of the January are all collected during the month; if sales for January and
February are $400,000 and $300,000 respectively; the company typically receives payment from 20% of its customers
within the same month, 60% the following month, and the remaining 20% by the end of the second following month,
how much would accounts receivable be at the end of February?
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