Exam 7: Accounting for Receivables

What is the accounts receivable turnover ratio? How is it calculated and how is it used to assess financial condition?

Pepperdine reported net sales of $8,600 million,net income of $126 million and average accounts receivable of $890 million.Its accounts receivable turnover is:

The process of using accounts receivable as security for a loan is known as pledging accounts receivable.

A company has the following unadjusted account balances at December 31,of the current year; Accounts Receivable of $185,700 and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $1,600 (credit balance).The company uses the aging of accounts receivable to estimate its bad debts.The following aging schedule reflects its accounts receivable at the current year-end: Estimated Uncollectible Account Age Balance Percentage Current (not yet due) \ 96,000 1.0\% 1-30 days past due 64,000 2.5\% 30-60 days past due 16,000 11.0\% 61-90 days past due 6,500 37.0\% Over 90 days past due 3,200 70.0\% Total 1.Calculate the amount of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts that should appear on the December 31,of the current year,balance sheet. 2.Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debts expense for the current year .

The ________ of a note is the day the principle plus interest of a note must be repaid.

Describe the differences in how the direct write-off method and the allowance method are applied in accounting for uncollectible accounts receivables.

Uniform Supply accepted a $4,800,90-day,10% note from Tracy Janitorial on October 17.What entry should Uniform Supply make on January 15 of the next year when the note is paid? (Assume reversing entries are not made.)(Use 360 days a year.)

For legal reasons,it is not advisable to accept a note receivable in exchange for an overdue account receivable.

Orman Co.sold $80,000 of accounts receivable to First Savings and incurred a 3% factoring fee.Prepare the journal entry for Orman Co.to record the sale.

A receivable is an amount due from another party.

Describe how accounts receivable arise and how they accounted for,including the use of a subsidiary ledger and an allowance account.

Jasper makes a $25,000,90-day,7% cash loan to Clayborn Co.The amount of interest that Jasper will collect on the loan is: (Use 360 days a year.)

Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions. -A method of accounting for bad debts that records the loss from an uncollectible account receivable immediately upon determining it is uncollectible.

The quality of receivables refers to the likelihood of collection without loss.

Giorgio Italian Market bought $4,000 worth of merchandise from Food Suppliers and signed a 90-day,6% promissory note for the $4,000.Food Supplier's journal entry to record the collection on the maturity date is: (Use 360 days a year.)

Felton Corporation purchased $4,000 in merchandise from Marita Co.Felton signed a 60-day,10%,$4,000 promissory note.Marita should record the sale with a journal entry debiting ________ for $ ________ and crediting ________ for $ ________.

Since pledged accounts receivables only serve as collateral for a loan and are not sold,it is not necessary to disclose the pledging.

The unadjusted trial balance at year-end for a company that uses the percent of receivables method to determine its bad debts expense reports the following selected amounts: Accounts receivable \ 435,000 Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1,250 Debit Net Sales 2,100,000 Credit All sales are made on credit.Based on past experience,the company estimates 3.5% of ending account receivable to be uncollectible.What adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense?

The expense recognition (matching)principle,as applied to bad debts,requires:

The direct write-off method of accounting for bad debts records the loss from an uncollectible account receivable when it is determined to be uncollectible.