What is the cash realizable value of accounts receivable?

Correct answer: The net amount the company expects to receive in cash from receivables.

Explanation

This question tests the definition of cash (net) realizable value, a key concept in valuing accounts receivable.

Other questions

Question 1

Which of the following are the three frequently used classifications of receivables?

Question 2

Under the direct write-off method, when does a company charge a loss to Bad Debt Expense?

Question 3

What is a primary disadvantage of the direct write-off method for uncollectible accounts?

Question 4

Which of the following is an essential feature of the allowance method for uncollectible accounts?

Question 5

What is the effect of writing off a specific uncollectible account under the allowance method?

Question 6

When a company recovers an account that was previously written off under the allowance method, what is the first journal entry it should make?

Question 7

Gonzalez Company uses the percentage-of-sales basis and concludes that 1 percent of net credit sales will become uncollectible. If net credit sales are $800,000, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,723, what is the Bad Debt Expense for the year?

Question 8

The percentage-of-receivables basis of estimating uncollectible accounts emphasizes which of the following?

Question 9

An aging schedule is prepared for Dart Company, and it is estimated that total uncollectible accounts will be $2,228. If the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $528 before adjustment, the adjusting entry for bad debts will include a:

Question 10

A promissory note is best defined as:

Question 11

In the context of a promissory note, who is the maker and who is the payee?

Question 12

What is the maturity date of a 60-day note dated July 17?

Question 13

When computing interest on a note receivable, the time factor for a note stated in months should be expressed as:

Question 14

If a company accepts a note receivable to settle an open account, what is the initial journal entry?

Question 15

What does it mean for a note to be 'honored'?

Question 16

If a company prepares financial statements before a note receivable has matured, what adjusting entry must be made for an interest-bearing note?

Question 17

When a note receivable is dishonored and the payee expects eventual collection, what account is typically debited?

Question 18

Hendredon Furniture factors $600,000 of receivables to Federal Factors. Federal Factors assesses a service charge of 2 percent of the amount of receivables sold. What is the journal entry for Hendredon?

Question 19

What is the primary formula for the accounts receivable turnover ratio?

Question 20

If a company's accounts receivable turnover is 7.7 times, what is its average collection period in days?

Question 21

A company sells merchandise for $1,000 and accepts the customer's national credit card. The credit card company charges a 3 percent service fee. The entry to record this transaction would include a:

Question 22

If a note is stated in terms of months from the issue date, how is its maturity date determined?

Question 23

What is the interest on a $1,000, 9 percent, 6-month note?

Question 24

If a company has a significant amount of receivables from its own employees, where should these be reported on the balance sheet?

Question 25

If an allowance account has a debit balance of $5,000 before adjustment, and an aging of receivables indicates that a balance of $60,000 is required, what is the amount of Bad Debt Expense to be recorded?

Question 26

When is it appropriate for a company to use a promissory note for a transaction?

Question 27

Which basis for estimating uncollectible accounts produces a better matching of expenses with revenues?

Question 28

A company sells its accounts receivable to a finance company or bank. This process is known as:

Question 29

JCPenney charges 1.5 percent interest per month on a $300 balance. What is the adjusting entry to record this interest?

Question 31

On January 1, Wolder Co. lends Higley Co. $10,000, accepting a five-month, 9 percent interest note. What is the maturity value of the note?

Question 32

If a company has an accounts receivable turnover of 10, what does this indicate?

Question 33

In the aging schedule for Dart Company shown in Illustration 9-8, why does the estimated percentage uncollectible increase as the number of days past due increases?

Question 34

Which of the following describes a promissory note issued to settle an existing account receivable?

Question 35

If a company uses the allowance method, its balance sheet will report accounts receivable at:

Question 36

What is the maturity value of a $730, 120-day, 12 percent note?

Question 37

The adjusting entry for the percentage-of-sales basis for uncollectibles includes a:

Question 38

In the context of the Accounts Receivable Turnover ratio, what are 'average net accounts receivable'?

Question 39

A company sells a note receivable before its maturity date. This action is a form of:

Question 40

What is the primary reason a retailer would accept a national credit card like Visa or MasterCard, despite the service fee?

Question 41

If a company has an average collection period of 47 days, what does this number signify?

Question 42

What type of account is Allowance for Doubtful Accounts?

Question 43

In the Hampson Furniture example on page 410, Accounts Receivable is $200,000 and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $12,000. What is the cash realizable value of the receivables?

Question 44

If a company has a note receivable, how should it be valued for reporting on the balance sheet?

Question 45

What is the maturity date of a three-month note dated May 1?

Question 46

In the DO IT! 1 exercise on page 408, Wilton sold merchandise to Bates for $50,000, terms 3/15. Bates returned merchandise worth $2,000. If Bates pays the balance within the discount period, what is the amount of the sales discount?

Question 47

What is the primary reason that a company's accounts receivable turnover ratio would be important to an investor?

Question 48

If a company does not make an adjusting entry for accrued interest on a note receivable, what is the effect on the financial statements?

Question 49

Which of these is NOT a party involved when a national credit card is used in a retail sale?

Question 50

If a company's average collection period is significantly longer than its credit term period, what might this indicate?