The Following Information Is Available for Elson Corporation for Fiscal

question 77

Multiple Choice

The following information is available for Elson Corporation for fiscal year ending January 31, 2012. Calculate the days-in-receivables ratio:

• A) 120.00
• B) 121.66
• C) 112.66
• D) 188.33

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Definitions:

Expense Accounts

Accounts that track the costs of operating a company including costs of goods sold, operating expenses, and non-operating expenses.

Owner's Capital

The total assets contributed by the owner of a company plus the retained earnings minus withdrawals made by the owner.

Journalize Closing Entries

The process of recording year-end closing entries in the journal to prepare the accounts for the next fiscal period.

Adjusting Entries

Entries made in the accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.