Intermediate Accounting (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134730370
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.11P
| (in millions) | 2016 | 2015 |
| Net sales | $13,014 | $13,525 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,231 | 1,344 |
| Total assets | 15,111 | 15,251 |
Source Kellogg Company Annual Report, December 2016 http//investor.kelloggs.com/~/media/Files/K/Kellogg-IR/Annual%20Reports/kellogg-2016-ar-10-k.PDF
Required
- a. How is the carrying value of accounts receivable determined?
- b. What factors influence management's judgment in its estimate of the amount of collectible receivables'?
- c. What is the percent of trade receivables to total assets at the end of 2016 and 2015?
- d. What is the percent of the allowance for uncollectible accounts to total trade receivables in 2016 and 2015? (See Note 19 in 2016 Annual Report)
- e. What were Kellogg's write-offs of accounts receivable in 2016 and 2015? (See Note 19 in 2016 Annual Report)
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT DATA
| Consolidated |
2016 | 2015 |
| Trade receivables | $ 1,106 | $1,169 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | (8) | (8) |
| Refundable income taxes | 24 | 27 |
| Other receivables | 109 | 156 |
| Accounts receivable, net | $ 1.231 | $1,344 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts (millions) | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Balance at beginning of year | $ 8 | $ 7 | $ 5 |
| Additions charged to expense | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Doubtful accounts charged to reserve | (9) | (3) | (4) |
| Balance at end of year | $ 8 | $ 8 | $ 7 |
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