Question 4 Louis Jordan owns and operates Louis' Lighting. Louis' Lighting offers credit terms of 2/7, n/30 to their credit customers. Louis' Lighting's single supplier offers credit terms of 5/10, n/30. The following visual representation has been provided for your analysis. 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 2018 2019 1 Accounts Receivable Turnover (Days) Accounts Payable Turnover (Days) a. Discuss the effect of these changes on the liquidity of Louis' Lighting. b. State one other benchmark Louis could use to assess the management of his accounts receivable balances. Louis has been told that he should be paying his single supplier after the due date and only when they call him requesting payment. c. Discuss whether Louis should adopt this approach when dealing with his single supplier.

Codification Situation You are conducting an accounting research project for your boss. Your boss has asked you to determine the appropriate U.S. GAAP that specifies how your company should recognize revenues from the sales of products in a retail store. Your boss is confused because most customers pay cash, but some customers purchase on credit terms, and pay in cash 30 days later. Your manager also wants you to determine the GAAP guidance for how revenue should be recognized in income. Your manager has a lot of knowledge and experience in accounting and has heard about, but has never used, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification system. Directions Use the FASB Accounting Standards Codification system to conduct the research your manager has assigned to you. Use the Codification to determine how to recognize revenue from retail sales, including the right to return. Be prepared to show your manager the specific FASB ASC references that provide the appropriate guidance. Also prepare a brief memo explaining to your manager the different levels of the Codification and how to use the Codification system.

Open the file MASTER from the website for this book at cengagebrain.com. Enter all the formulas where indicated on the worksheet. Check to be sure that your balance sheet balances. Enter your name in cell A1. Save the completed file as MASTER2. Print the worksheet when done. Also print your formulas using fit-to-1 page scaling. Check figures: Borrowing (cell B78), $7,280; forecasted net income (cell D95), $40,200; total assets (cell D105), $507,600.

What do credit terms of 4/10, n/30 mean in regard to a purchase?