The December 31, 2021 statement of financial position of Mulan Company showed the current receivables with the following details: Trade accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts Claims against shipper for goods lost in transit last month Goods out on consignment at 30% above cost Security deposit on lease of warehouse to store some inventories TOTAL OP 240,000 OP 188,000 OP 300,000 186,000 OP 248,000 (4,000) 6,000 52,000 QUESTION: What is the correct current net receivables of Mulan Company at December 31, 2021? 60,000 300,000 4
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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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