Introduction To Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259917066
Author: BREWER, Peter C., Garrison, Ray H., Noreen, Eric W.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 14, Problem 9Q
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A current ratio is comparison between the current assets and current liabilities of a company to determine its ability to payback its short term liabilities from the current assets.
Why a 2 to 1 current ratio is not adequate for a company get a line of credit at a bank?
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A company seeking a line of credit at a bank was turned down. Among other things, the bank started that the company's 2 to 1 current ratio was not adequate. Give reasons why a 2 to 1 current ratio migth not be adequate.
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An entry to write off an uncollectible account does not change the net realizable value of AR.
Recording bad debt expense will affect total assets.
The maturity value of a note is it’s principal plus interest.
A credit memo will reduce a company's cash balance.
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An entity should neither accrue nor disclose when it cosigned a mortgage note on the home of its president
B guaranteeing the indebtedness in the event that the president should default. The entity considers the
likelihood to default to be remote.
Post-employment benefit is part of the compensation of key management personnel.
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