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Accounts receivable refers to the amounts to be received within a short period from customers upon the sale of goods and services on account. In other words, accounts receivable are amounts customers owe to the business. Accounts receivable is an asset of a business.
Sale of receivables to a factor:
Receivables can be liquidated by selling the receivables to a factor, such as financial institutions or bankers, by losing some percentage of receivables as fees (Service charge expense) before its maturity period. Factors will collect cash on receivables directly from the respective customers at its maturity.
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: TOOLS FOR BUSINES
- Aman Equipment Corporation (AEC) paid $5,200 for direct materials and $9,800 for production workers' wages. Lease payments and utilities on the production facilities amounted to $8,200, while general, selling, and administrative expenses totaled $3,500. The company produced 6,000 units and sold 4,800 units at a price of $8.25 per unit. What was AEC's net income for the first year in operation?arrow_forwardMCQarrow_forwardMCQarrow_forward
- Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning
