Accounts Receivable
Notes Receivable
Reporting Receivables
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100

This type of receivable is normally collected within 30 to 60 days.

What is an accounts receivable?

100

This type of receivable is a formal, written instrument.

What is a note receivable?

100

Receivables expected to be collected within a year are reported in this section of the balance sheet.

What is the current assets section?

100

This measures how frequently during the year the accounts receivable are being converted to cash.

What is accounts receivable turnover?

100

This company sells brewing systems and related beverage packets.

What is Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.?

200

The operating expense recorded from uncollectible receivables.

What is bad debt expense, or uncollectible accounts expense, or doubtful accounts expense?

200

The amount of time between the issuance and due dates of a note.

What is the term?

200

This is subtracted from accounts receivable to report the net realizable value of receivables.

What is the allowance for doubtful accounts?

200

This is in the denominator of accounts receivable turnover.

What is average accounts receivable?

200

Keurig uses this company to process its sales to department stores, supermarkets, and other retailers in the United States.

What is M. Block & Sons?

300

The two methods of accounting for uncollectible receivables.

What are the direct write-off method and the allowance method?

300

The party to whom the note is payable.

Who is the payee?

300

Current assets are normally reported in this order.

What is the order of their liquidity?

300

Estimate of the length of time the accounts receivable have been outstanding.

What is number of days' sales in receivables?

300

Keurig reported an account receivable from this company of over $100 million.

What is Costco?

400

This method of recording uncollectible expenses is not acceptable under US GAAP.

What is the direct write-off method?

400

Amount for which the note is written.

What is the face amount?

400

If the majority of the receivables of a company are due from one customer, a company would have to do this in its financial statements.

What is disclose it?

400

To simplify calculation of the number of days' sales in receivables, this would be in the denominator and 365 would be in the numerator.

What is accounts receivable turnover?

400

This company's accounts receivable turnover is 15.3.

What is DISH Network?

500

Two methods for estimating uncollectibles.

What are the percent of sales method or the analysis (or aging) of receivables method?

500

Amount that must be paid at the due date of the note.

What is the maturity value?

500

This would be disclosed in the financial statement notes regarding receivables.

What are unusual credit risks?

500

Lengthening credit terms could cause an increase in this.

What is the number of days' sales in receivables?

500

This company used 7.1% as its percent of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to Total Accounts Receivable.

What is Coca-Cola?