INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING (LL) W/CONNECT
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING (LL) W/CONNECT
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Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.13E

Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; solving for unknowns; General Mills

• LO7–5, LO7–6

Real World Financials

General Mills reported the following information in its 2015 financial statements ($ in millions):

  2015 2014
Balance Sheet:    
Accounts receivable, net $ 1,386.7 $1,483.6
Income statement:    
Sales revenue $17,630.3  

A note disclosed that the allowance for uncollectible accounts had a balance of $25.3 million and $21.0 million at the end of 2015 and 2014, respectively. Bad debt expense for 2015 was $19.8 million.

Required:

Determine the amount of cash collected from customers during 2015.

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INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING (LL) W/CONNECT

Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.11QCh. 7 - Is any special accounting treatment required for...Ch. 7 - Explain any possible differences between...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.14QCh. 7 - What is meant by the discounting of a note...Ch. 7 - What are the key variables that influence a...Ch. 7 - Explain how the CECL model (introduced in ASU No....Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.18QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.19QCh. 7 - (Based on Appendix 7B) Marshall Companies, Inc.,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.21QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.1BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.2BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.3BECh. 7 - Cash discounts; gross method LO73 On December 28,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.5BECh. 7 - Sales re turns LO74 During 2018, its first year...Ch. 7 - Sales re turns LO74 Refer to the situation...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.8BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.9BECh. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; balance sheet approach ...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; solving for unknown LO75,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.12BECh. 7 - Note receivable LO77 On December 1, 2018,...Ch. 7 - Long-term notes receivable LO74 On April 19,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.15BECh. 7 - Factoring of accounts receivable LO78 Refer to...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.17BECh. 7 - Discounting a note LO78 On March 31, Dower...Ch. 7 - Receivables turnover LO78 Camden Hardwares credit...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.20BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.21BECh. 7 - Impairments of Accounts Receivable Appendix 7B...Ch. 7 - Credit Losses on Accounts Receivable (CECL Model) ...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.1ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.2ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.3ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.4ECh. 7 - Trade and cash discounts; the gross method and the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.6ECh. 7 - Cash discounts; the net method LO73 [This is a...Ch. 7 - Sales returns LO74 Halifax Manufacturing allows...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.9ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.10ECh. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; balance...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method and...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; solving...Ch. 7 - Note receivable LO77 On June 30, 2018, the...Ch. 7 - Noninterest-bearing note receivable LO77 [This is...Ch. 7 - Long-term notes receivable LO77 On January 1,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.17ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.18ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.19ECh. 7 - Factoring of accounts receivable with recourse ...Ch. 7 - Factoring of accounts receivable with recourse...Ch. 7 - Discounting a note receivable LO78 Selkirk...Ch. 7 - Concepts; terminology LO71 through LO78 Listed...Ch. 7 - Receivables; transaction analysis LO73, LO75...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.25ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.26ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.27ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.28ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.29ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.30ECh. 7 - Impairments of Notes Receivable Appendix 7B At...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.32ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.33ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.34ECh. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; income...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; Amdahl LO75 Real World...Ch. 7 - Bad debts; Nike, Inc. LO75 Real World Financials...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts LO75, LO76 Raintree...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.5PCh. 7 - Notes receivable; solving for unknowns LO77...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.7PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.8PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.10PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.11PCh. 7 - Accounts and notes receivable; discounting a note...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.13PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.14PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.15PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.16PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.17PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.1BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.2BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3BYPCh. 7 - Real World Case 74 Sales returns; Green Mountain...Ch. 7 - Ethics Case 75 Uncollectible accounts LO75 You...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.6BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.7BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.8BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.9BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.10BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.11BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 1CCTC
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