The Philippine Airlines has provided the following information regarding ticket sales and collections from September to November: Cash received in September to October flights P5,500,000 Cash received in October for October flights 3,000,000 Cash received in October for November flights 4,000,000 Cash received in November for October flights 4,500,000 a) Using the accrual rule, determine how much revenue should be reported for October b) Using the cash concept, determine how much revenue should be reported for October.
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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.
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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.
1. The Philippine Airlines has provided the following information regarding ticket sales and collections from September to November:
Cash received in September to October flights P5,500,000 Cash received in October for October flights 3,000,000 Cash received in October for November flights 4,000,000 Cash received in November for October flights 4,500,000
a) Using the accrual rule, determine how much revenue should be reported for October
b) Using the cash concept, determine how much revenue should be reported for October.
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