Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Chapter 4, Problem 54E
Exercise 4-54 Operating Cycle and Current Receivables
a. Dither and Sly are attorneys-at-law who specialize in federal income tax law. The): complete their typical case in 6 months or less and collect from the typical client within 1 additional month.
b. Johnston’s Market specializes in fresh meat and fish. All merchandise must be sold within one week of purchase. Almost all sales are for cash and any receivables are generally paid by the end of the following month.
c. Mortondo’s is a women’s clothing store specializing in high-style merchandise. Merchandise spends an average of 7 months on the rack following purchase. Most sales are on credit and the typical customer pays within 1 month of sale.
d. Trees Inc. grows Christmas trees and sells them to various Christmas tree lots. Most sales are for cash. It takes 6 years to grow a tree.
Required:
For each of the businesses described above, indicate the length of the operating cycle.
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Journalize the following transaction:
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Apr. 30 Received amount due on note above.
Apr. 30 Received a 90-day , 10% note for $4,800, dated April 30, from Bear Co. on account.
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QUESTION 2
Use the average daily method to find the finance charge on the credit card account for September (that will appear on the October bill). The
starting balance from the previous month is 280$. The transactions on the account for the month are given below. Assume an annual interest
rate of 26% on the account and that the billing date is October 1st.
September 1
September 3
September 10
September 13
September 22
The starting balance is 280$
Charged $123
Made a payment of $ 350
Returned $25
Charged $89
The finance charge is $
(Round the answer to nearest cent as needed. Type dollars and cents in the two given blanks.)
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