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Chapter 9, Problem 9.1EX
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Accounts receivable

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.

To explain: Whether Company B’s financial statement should report its receivables from government of Country US and from commercial aircrafts separately or combine them into overall accounts receivable amount.

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