On November 15, a merchant purchased merchandise that he settled with 35% in cash, a payment for $35,050, which corresponds to 40% on March 3 and another for the rest on April 22. Considering charges of 16.8% annually, determine: a) The value of the merchandise on the day of purchase
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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.
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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.
On November 15, a merchant purchased merchandise that he settled with 35% in cash, a payment for $35,050, which corresponds to 40% on March 3 and another for the rest on April 22. Considering charges of 16.8% annually, determine: a) The value of the merchandise on the day of purchase
b) The amount paid on April 22
c) Interest or charges for not paying in cash
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