ST&C's financial statements for the 2015 and 2014 fiscal years contained the following information: Balance Sheets ($ in millions) 2015 2014 Current assets: Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $724 and $654 $ 16,732 $ 14,547 Income Statements ($ in millions) 2015 2014 Revenues $ 148,801 $ 132,667 In addition, the statement of cash flows disclosed bad debt expense of $1,436 million in 2015 and $1,052 million in 2014. Required:

ST&C's financial statements for the 2015 and 2014 fiscal years contained the following information: Balance Sheets ($ in millions) 2015 2014 Current assets: Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $724 and $654 $ 16,732 $ 14,547 Income Statements ($ in millions) 2015 2014 Revenues $ 148,801 $ 132,667 In addition, the statement of cash flows disclosed bad debt expense of $1,436 million in 2015 and $1,052 million in 2014. Required:

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Balance Sheets ($ in millions)	2015	2014
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $724 and $654	$ 16,732	$ 14,547

Income Statements ($ in millions)	2015	2014
Revenues	$ 148,801	$ 132,667

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Definition Definition Money that the business will be receiving from its clients who have utilized the credit provided to buy its goods and services. The credit period typically lasts for a short term, lasting from a few days, a few months, to a year.

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