Purple just sold Fred $4.9 billion of computer equipment. Fred immediately takes delivery and pays $1.6 billion in cash upon taking​ delivery; the remaining $3.3 billion is due n 30 days. Inventory associated with the order is $2.4. Ignore taxes. What is the impact of this transaction​ on: a.​ Revenues,  b.​ Earnings, c.​ Receivables, d.​ Inventory, e. Cash       Question content area bottom Part 1 a. Revenues change by ​$negative 3.3−3.3 billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)   b. Earnings change by ​$enter your response here billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)   c. Receivables change by ​$enter your response here billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)   d. Inventory changes by ​$negative 9−9 billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)   e. Cash changes by ​$enter your response here million.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)

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Purple just sold Fred
$4.9
billion of computer equipment. Fred immediately takes delivery and pays
$1.6
billion in cash upon taking​ delivery; the remaining
$3.3
billion is due n 30 days. Inventory associated with the order is
$2.4.
Ignore
taxes. What is the impact of this transaction​ on:
a.​ Revenues,  b.​ Earnings, c.​ Receivables, d.​ Inventory, e. Cash
 
 
 

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Part 1
a. Revenues change by
​$negative 3.3−3.3
billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)
 
b. Earnings change by
​$enter your response here
billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)
 
c. Receivables change by
​$enter your response here
billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)
 
d. Inventory changes by
​$negative 9−9
billion.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)
 
e. Cash changes by
​$enter your response here
million.  ​(Round to one decimal place. Use a negative sign for a decrease in​ value.)
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Step 1: Given data

ParticularAmount ( In Billions )
ARevenues4.9
BEarnings-
CReceivables3.3
DInventory2.4
ECash1.6

We have to calculate Earnings 

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