RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT OF INDIAN AUTOMAKERS IN A REVIVED SCENARIO *P.Nageswari ‚** E.Bennet‚ *** Dr.M. Selvam Abstract January 2010 marks a milestone in the automotive journey of the country with Maruthi Suzuki‚ Tata Motors‚ Mahindra & Mahindra and General Motors India reporting their highest ever monthly sales. A firm’s profitability is determined partly by way of its working capital management. An efficient management of working capital will yield significant results and its neglect can be highly
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compute net accounts receivable. a. Accounts Receivable has a balance of $14‚000. The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance prior to adjustment of $300. An aging schedule prepared on December 31 reveals $1‚100 of uncollectible accounts. b. Accounts Receivable has a balance of $25‚700. The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a debit balance prior to adjustment of $400. An aging schedule prepared on December 31 reveals $2‚300 of uncollectible accounts.
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Ways to Prevent Overdue Accounts Want to improve the way you run your business? For any company‚ having overdue accounts wreak havoc on cash flow and liquid assets. In a small business‚ tracking down the guilty parties is both a financial and physical drain. It’s easy to say "don’t do business with deadbeats"‚ but the realities of things are much more complex. Most firms bring in collection agencies for debt. Be sure to find out: • How information about delinquent accounts will be transferred to
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pounds sterling (L). a. What is an account receivable? What other names does this asset go by? b. How do accounts receivable differ from notes receivable? c. What is a contra account? What two contra accounts are associated with Pearson’s trade receivables (see Note 22)? What types of activities are captured in each of these contra accounts? Describe factors that managers might consider when deciding how to estimate the balance in each of these contra accounts. d. Two commonly used approaches for
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Introduction to Control Accounts • Trade receivables are reported as a current asset and trade payables are reported as current liability in the balance sheet at the end of an accounting period. • It is important‚ therefore‚ that a business taken steps to ensure the accuracy of these figures. • One such step is the preparation of Control account to confirm that the total of the sales ledger balances and the total of the purchases ledger balances are accurate What is Control Account? • A control
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experience in recording‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and communication accounting information. 3) It is in partial fulfillment of CXC Principles of Accounts requirement. The aim of the study is to determine whether Debro’s Wholesale is operating at a profit or a loss. Data was gathered from source documents and posted to the journals‚ ledgers and final accounts. The performance of the business was determined by using ratios. Debro’s Wholesale is a newly developed and simulated entity located at
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CONTROL ACCOUNTS AND ITS USES INTRODUCTION: As the business grows in size‚ more than one ledger is required for recording its transactions which have also expanded with the business. Since the bulk of the entries are made in the accounts of debtors and creditors‚ these two classes of accounts are taken out of the General Ledger and put in separate ledgers - the Sales Ledger for debtors’ accounts and the Purchases Ledger for creditors’ accounts. There may be more than three ledgers but for simplicity
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items‚ and determine the correct amount to report on the income statement for each‚ using the accrual basis of accounting for the referenced period of time. Revenues A Company had beginning accounts receivable of $8‚000. The company reported cash basis revenues of $100‚000. The ending accounts receivable amounted to $18‚000. Supplies B Company purchased $25‚000 of supplies. Supplies on hand decreased by $5‚000 during the period. Rent C Company started the year with no prepaid rent‚ and
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| LiquidityCurrent Ratio | 1067.3/832.9 = 1.3:1 | 1041.2/758.1 = 1.4:1 | Quick Ratio | (1067.3 – 368.3)/832.9 = 0.84:1 | (1041.2 – 309)/758.1 = 0.97:1 | Inventory Days | (368.3/2445) x 365 = 55 days | (309/2409.6) x 365 = 47 days | Trade Receivable Days | (645.6/3453.7) x 365 = 68 days | (616.6/3406.5) x 365 = 66 days | Trade Payable Days | (544.6/2445) x 365 = 81 days | (550.3/2409.6) x 365 = 83 days | SolvencyGearing | 727/232.4 = 3.13% | 802/133.4 = 6.01% | Interest Cover | 574.8/24
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$60‚000 cash on the purchase of equipment costing $80‚000. The remaining amount was recognized as a one year note payable with interest rate of 9%. Jan 4 Purchased office supplies costing $17‚600 on account. Jan 13 Provided services to its customers and received $28‚500 in cash. Jan 13 Paid the accounts payable on the office supplies purchased on January 4. Jan 14 Paid wages to its employees for first two weeks of January‚ aggregating $19‚100. Jan 18 Provided $54‚100 worth of services to its customers
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