Receivables Turnover Ratio interpretation Receivables Turnover Ratio is one of the efficiency ratios and measures the number of times receivables are collected‚ on average‚ during the fiscal year. Receivables Turnover Ratio formula is: Receivables Turnover Ratio formula Receivables turnover ratio measures company’s efficiency in collecting its sales on credit and collection policies. This ratio takes in consideration ONLY the credit sales. If the cash sales are included‚ the ratio will be
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to customers. A firm grants trade credit to protect its sales from the competitors and to attract the potential customers to buy its products at favourable terms. Trade credit creates accounts receivable or trade debtors that the firm is expected to collect in the near future. The customers from whom receivable or book debt have to be collected in the future are called trade debtors or simply as debtors and represent the firms claim or asset. A credit sale has three characteristics: First‚ it
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it will be recorded in the purchase journal‚ once it has been certified as a valid invoice. After the journal entries‚ the next step is to post the journal entries into account. Ledger Account also known as “T” Account and Account. Ledger accounts categorize these changes or debits and credits into specific accounts‚ so management can have useful information for budgeting and
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profit and unappropriated profit. what is the accumulated profit and why do accountants and bookkeepers use different names for the same thing? (6 marks) Accumulated profits is profits that are not paid as dividend but is transfered over to the accounts for the next year. Also can be used to reinvest in the core of the business to help pay off debts or to purchase a capital asset. The reasons why accountants and bookkeepers use different names for the same thing is because bookkeepers are the people
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expense for December and writing off 2‚500 worth of uncollectible accounts. Further analysis of the company’s accounts showed that merchandise purchased in 2007 amounted to 450‚000 and ending inventory was 75‚000. Goods were sold at 40% above cost. 80% of total sales were on account. Total collections from customers‚ on the other hand‚ excluding proceeds from cash sales‚ amounted to 300‚000. By how much would the A/R and ADA accounts be misstated at the end of December 31‚ 2007? Problem 8-31 The
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bank‚ potential vendors‚ or other interested parties. An account system is also important to process sales‚ purchase orders‚ invoices‚ payroll‚ and other business functions manually. The accounting system must be scalable‚ secure and gather data feed from other business systems to collect up-to-date business finances. The installed REMS came with the following Finance and Accounting Financial Modules: General Ledger Module‚ Accounts Payable Module‚ POS module‚ Bank Reconciliation Module‚
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FIN 334 (Investments) Syllabus Instructor Course Overview Travis Box The purpose of this course is to provide you with an understanding of the fundamentals of investments. Such an understanding is crucial to anyone who wishes to pursue a career in finance and/or participate in financial markets. Included are topics such as security types‚ the buying and selling of securities‚ mutual funds‚ market efficiency‚ common stocks and their valuation‚ diversification‚ the CAPM‚ performance
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joining in January 2014. Mr. Hamzeh is a highly paid and a well respected banker with a current annual income is AED 540‚000/- (i.e AED 45‚000/- monthly) plus a yearly bonus that counts to no less than AED 60‚000/- which would be credited in his account every 31st December of each year. His liquidity needs during these 10 weeks is a rent cheque of AED 50‚000/-‚ additionally AED 75‚000/- for each of his two sons [adding up to AED 150‚000/-] who are studying in AUB (American University of Beirut) as
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1. Hole Foods Donuts‚ Ltd. has generated profits of $2 per share for many years and has consistently paid 100% of those profits to shareholders via a dividend. Investors do not expect Hole Foods Donuts to grow in the future. The company has 200‚000 shares of stock outstanding worth $20 per share. Suppose the firm decides to eliminate its dividend and instead use the money to repurchase shares. A. Assuming that there are no taxes and that the repurchase announcement conveys no new information to
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HelloALLLLL Monday‚ March 28‚ 2011 HelloAll (15-1) Net working capital F S Answer: b EASY 1. Net working capital‚ defined as current assets minus the sum of payables and accruals‚ is equal to the current ratio minus the quick ratio. a. True b. False (15-1) Net working capital F S Answer: b EASY 2. Net working capital is defined as current assets divided by current liabilities. a. True b. False (15-1) Working capital F S Answer: b EASY 3. An increase in any current asset must be
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