Match the Items Below by Entering the Appropriate Code Letter

question 184

Short Answer

Match the items below by entering the appropriate code letter in the space provided.
A. Aging of receivables
B. Direct write-off method
C. Promissory note
D. Trade receivables
E. Percentage of sales basis
F. Percentage of receivables basis
G. Factoring
H. Dishonored note
I. Average collection period
J. Credit card sales
1. A written promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a definite time.
2. Sales that involve the customer, the retailer, and the credit card issuer.
3. Emphasizes the matching of costs and revenues in the same period.
4. Amounts owed by customers from the sale of goods and services.
5. A note which is not paid in full at maturity.
6. Analysis of customer account balances by length of time they have been unpaid.
7. Emphasizes expected cash realizable value of accounts receivable.
8. Generally not acceptable for financial reporting purposes.
9. The amount of time that a receivable is outstanding.
10. Sale of accounts receivable to a factor.

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Definitions:

Cash Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits in the form of cash.

Declaration of Dividends

The formal announcement by a company's board of directors to distribute profits to shareholders, specifying the dividend amount and payment date.

Liquidating Dividend

A type of dividend paid by a company from its capital base, essentially returning part of the investors' original investment.

Paid-in Capital

Funds raised by a company through the issuance of shares to investors, representing the capital provided by shareholders through direct investments or share purchases.