Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.16E
To determine

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.

To describe: The reason behind the sale of receivables to factors, by Incorporation D.

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