Selected balances from ABC Co's Branch A and Branch B are: A Branch B Branch 21,000 Beginning Inventory Petty Cash Fund Ending Inventory Accounts Receivable, Beginning Shipment from Home Office Accounts Receivable, End Cash Collections Sales Cash Expenses 19,200 1,500 2,000 12,000 19,000 55,000 43,500 47,000 61,000 53,300 70,000 85,000 70,000 80,000 100,000 14,300 21,000 All sales, collections, and expenses are handled at the branch. All cash received from sales and collections are sent directly to the Home Office. Expenses are paid by the branch from the imprest fund and immediately reimbursed by the Home Office and credited to the Home Office account. All expenses paid by the branch are recorded in the books of the branch. Compute the TOTAL increase or (decrease) for the Home Office account balances on December 31, 2021.
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At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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REQUIRED: COMPUTE THE TOTAL INCREASE OR (DECREASE) FOR THE HOME OFFICE ACCOUNT BALANCES ON DECEMBER 31, 2021
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