Presented here is basic financial information (in millions) from the annual reports of Cullumber and Pharoah. Sales Allowance for doubtful accounts, Jan. 1 Allowance for doubtful accounts, Dec. 31 Accounts receivable balance (gross), Jan. 1 Accounts receivable balance (gross), Dec. 31 Accounts receivable turnover Average collection period Cullumber Cullumber $22,000 82.0 88.0 2,500.0 2,800.0 Pharoah $14,100 Calculate the accounts receivable turnover and average collection period for both companies. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2. Use 365 days for calculation.) 114 days 120 1,900 times 1,400 Pharoah times days
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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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