When a company sells its receivables to a finance company or bank, this is known as:

Correct answer: Factoring

Explanation

This question tests the definition of a key term related to the disposal of receivables.

Other questions

Question 1

According to Chapter 8, which of the following are claims that are expected to be collected in cash?

Question 2

Which of the following are often called trade receivables?

Question 3

Jordache Co. sells merchandise on account to Polo Company for $1,000, terms 2/10, n/30. What is the journal entry Jordache Co. makes to record this sale, omitting the cost of goods sold entry?

Question 4

When a company determines that a particular account is uncollectible, what is the effect of using the direct write-off method?

Question 5

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

Question 6

What is the name of the contra account used to reduce accounts receivable to its cash (net) realizable value under the allowance method?

Question 7

Hampson Furniture has credit sales of $1,200,000 in 2019. The credit manager estimates that $12,000 of these sales will be uncollectible. What is the adjusting entry to record the estimated uncollectibles on Dec. 31?

Question 8

On March 1, 2020, Hampson Furniture writes off the $500 balance owed by R. A. Ware as uncollectible. What is the correct journal entry to record this write-off under the allowance method?

Question 9

What is the effect of writing off a specific uncollectible account under the allowance method on total current assets and net income?

Question 10

On July 1, Hampson Furniture receives a $500 payment from R. A. Ware on an account that had been previously written off. What are the two journal entries required to record this recovery?

Question 11

An aging schedule for Dart Company's accounts receivable indicates that total estimated uncollectible accounts are $2,228. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account has a credit balance of $528 before adjustment. What is the amount of the adjusting entry for bad debt expense?

Question 12

If the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $500 before adjustment, and the required balance based on an aging schedule is a credit of $2,228, what is the amount of bad debt expense to be recorded?

Question 14

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 to record this sale?

Question 15

What is the primary reason a retailer would consider sales from national credit cards like Visa and MasterCard as cash sales?

Question 16

Karen Kerr Music Co. records a $1,000 sale on a Visa First Bank Card. First Bank charges a 3 percent service fee. What entry does Karen Kerr Music Co. make?

Question 17

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

Question 18

What is the interest on a $2,000, 6 percent, 1-year note?

Question 19

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

Question 20

Wolder Co. prepares financial statements as of September 30. It holds a $10,000, 9 percent, five-month note from Higley Co. dated June 1. What is the adjusting entry Wolder must make on September 30?

Question 21

When a note receivable is dishonored, and the payee expects eventual collection, the note is transferred to:

Question 22

Cisco Systems had net credit sales of $37,750 million and average net accounts receivable of $5,250.5 million [($5,157 + $5,344)/2]. What is its accounts receivable turnover?

Question 23

If a company's accounts receivable turnover is 7.2 times, what is its average collection period in days?

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential features of the allowance method for uncollectible accounts?

Question 25

Brule Corporation's unadjusted trial balance shows Accounts Receivable of $30,000 and an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts with a debit balance of $2,000. If Brule estimates bad debts to be 10 percent of accounts receivable, what is the amount of Bad Debt Expense to be recorded?

Question 26

In the balance sheet, how are short-term notes receivable typically presented?

Question 27

What is the formula for computing interest on an interest-bearing note?

Question 28

If a three-month note is dated May 1, what is its maturity date?

Question 29

Why might a company accept a note receivable instead of an account receivable?

Question 30

What does a concentration of credit risk refer to?

Question 31

On July 5, Polo Company returns merchandise with a sales price of $100 to Jordache Co. The original sale was on account. What is the journal entry for Jordache to record the return?

Question 32

Jordache Co. receives payment from Polo for a $1,000 sale, less a $100 return. The payment is within the 2/10, n/30 discount period. What is the correct entry for Jordache to record the collection?

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a reason that a company might sell its receivables?

Question 34

A note is dishonored but the payee expects eventual collection. Why is the amount due transferred from Notes Receivable to Accounts Receivable?

Question 35

If a company has an accounts receivable turnover of 10, and its competitor has a turnover of 8, what does this suggest?

Question 36

A promissory note is considered:

Question 37

In a promissory note, the party making the promise to pay is called the:

Question 38

What does cash (net) realizable value represent for receivables?

Question 39

A company recovers an account that was previously written off under the allowance method. What is the effect of the two required entries on the balance sheet?

Question 40

What is the general rule for how the average collection period should compare to the credit term period?

Question 41

What is the maturity value of a $10,000, 9 percent, 5-month note?

Question 42

The formula 'Days in Year / Accounts Receivable Turnover' is used to calculate:

Question 43

In the DEERE & COMPANY balance sheet presented in Illustration 8-18, what is the largest category of receivables?

Question 44

When a retailer accepts a national credit card for a sale, the fee paid to the credit card issuer is recorded as:

Question 45

If a company's sales are all on credit and its accounts receivable turnover increases, what is the most likely impact on its average collection period?

Question 46

Valuing receivables at their cash (net) realizable value is consistent with which accounting quality?

Question 47

Gambit Stores accepts a $3,400, 90-day, 6 percent note from Leonard Co. What is the total interest Gambit will receive at the maturity date?

Question 48

If a company's net sales are $500,000, beginning net receivables are $40,000, and ending net receivables are $60,000, what is the accounts receivable turnover?

Question 49

The 'Ethics Insight' box on page 376, 'Cookie Jar Allowances,' discusses how companies might manipulate earnings by:

Question 50

According to the 'Anatomy of a Fraud' box on page 370, how did the accounts receivable clerk at the nonprofit foundation conceal the theft of cash?