Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
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ISBN: 9780077732509
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M. Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F. Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.18MCQ
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Days sales in accounts receivable is calculated by dividing number of days by accounts receivables turnover ratio. Accounts receivables turnover ratio indicates the ratio between the credit sales and accounts receivables. This ratio is calculated by dividing the credit sales by the average balance of accounts receivables.
To choose: the assertion of account receivable that is most likely to be violated in case significant decrease in day’s sales in accounts receivable.
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Which statement is false?
a. The amount of Accounts Receivable pledged should be excluded from Accounts Receivable in the balance sheet.
b. When Accounts Receivable are assigned on a notification basis, the company reduces liability and Accounts Receivable account for the net amount of collections of Accounts Rceivable.
c. In factoring Accounts Receivable as a continuing agreement, the buyer of Accounts Receivable protects himself from risks arising from discounts, returns and allowances thru by withholding a portion of the amount of accounts receivable.
e. none of the above
Please explain.
when a company receives a deposit from a customer to protect itself against nonpayment for future services, the deposit should be classified by the company as: a. revenue b. a liability c. part of the allowance for doubtful accounts d. a deferred credit deducted from accounts receivable
Accounts receivable retention must be included in the calculations for the collection period? True or false. If true explain why? If False, explain why not?
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- Indicate by a (+), (), or (0) whether each of the following events would most likely cause accounts receivable (AR), sales, and profits to increase, decrease, or be affected in an indeterminate manner:arrow_forwardWhen a company receives a deposit from a customer to protect itself against nonpayment for future services, the deposit should be classified by the company as: a. revenue b. a liability c. part of the allowance for doubtful accounts d. a deferred credit deducted from accounts receivablearrow_forwardWhich following statement is a correct statement about the direct write-off method for calculating credit loss expense? A. It is in accordance with GAAP. B. It uses an allowance for credit losses account. C. It tends to understate accounts receivable on the balance sheet. D. It recognizes credit loss expense when a specific account is determined to be uncollectible.arrow_forward
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- Which one of the following is not an accounting problem (issue) associated with accounts receivable? Group of answer choices Recognizing accounts receivable Depreciating accounts receivable Reporting accounts receivable Relieving accounts receivablearrow_forward25) Under the direct-write-off method, uncollectible accounts expense is recognized A. As a percentage of net sales during the period. B. As a percentage of net credit sales during the period. C. As indicated by aging the accounts receivable at the end of the period. D. As specific accounts receivable are determined to be worthless.arrow_forward16. When the There are no liens or other restrictions on accounts receivable, this indicates the assertion of: a) Accuracy Cutoff b) C) Valuation and allocation d) e) Existence Rights and obligationsarrow_forward
- 16.The amount of accounts receivable is included in the total receivables with appropriate disclosures when a. pledged, assigned, or factored. b. pledged or assigned, but not when factored. c. pledged or factored, but not when assigned. d. assigned or factored, but not when assigned.arrow_forwardWhen the allowance method for recognizing uncollectible accounts receivable is used, the allowance account will have a positive balance at the end of the period if the write-offs during the period exceed the beginning balance the write-offs are equal to the balance of the account at the beginning of the period the write-offs during the period are less than the beginning balance the write-offs are equal to the difference between the beginning and the ending balance of the account.arrow_forwardAt the beginning of the current period, Whispering Winds Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $200,600 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $9,630. During the period, it had net credit sales of $770,000 and collections of $746,470. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $7,481. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $22,900 at the end of the period. (Omit recording cost of goods sold.) Enter the beginning balances for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in a tabular summary. Use the summary to record transactions (a), (b), and (c) below. (a) Record sales and collections during the period. (b) Record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period (c) Record bad debt expense for the period. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Liabili ties Assets Stockholders' Equity Allow. Retained Earnings For Doubtf Comm Accts. Cash ul on Rev. Exp. Rec. Accts Stock…arrow_forward
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