Accounts Receivable Have Been Grouped into the Following States

question 41

Essay

Accounts receivable have been grouped into the following states:
State 1: Paid
State 2: Bad debt
State 3: 0-30 days old
State 4: 31-60 days old
Sixty percent of all new bills are paid before they are 30 days old. The remainder of these go to state 4. Seventy percent of all 30 day old bills are paid before they become 60 days old. If not paid, they are permanently classified as bad debts.
a.Set up the one month Markov transition matrix.
b.What is the probability that an account in state 3 will be paid?

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Definitions:

Trial Balance

An accounting report listing all the balances in each general ledger account at a point in time, used to verify the accuracy of bookkeeping entries.

Balance

The amount of money present in an account or the difference between the total debits and credits in an account.

Wrong Account

An error where financial transactions are recorded in an incorrect account, potentially affecting the accuracy of financial statements.

Chart of Accounts

An organized list of all accounts in a business's financial system, which helps in recording transactions in the correct accounts.