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John Moffat.
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- July 22, 2020 at 3:28 pm #577668
Hi,
Question related to reduction in trade account receivable.
Is it correct to deduct the discount from the first section of the answer below and not to deduct in the second ?1) revised Trade receivable taking discount = ”($28,800,000 – $108000)” * 75% * 30/360 = $1,793,250. ($108000 is the discount)
2) revised Trade receivable not taking discount = ”$28,800,000” * 25% * 51/360 = $1,020,000Total revised trade receivable = $1,793,250 + $1,020,000 = $2,813,250
Current receivable = $24m * 51/360 = $3,400,000
Reduction in receivable = $3.4m – ($1,793,250 + $1,020,000)
= $586,750
Finance cost = $586,750 * 4%
= $23,470The examiners answer is $23,200.
Kindly advice
July 23, 2020 at 9:01 am #577728As I explain in my free lectures on this, the examiner has said that either way will get full marks. (In some of his answers he does it one way and in some he does it the other
way 🙂 )July 23, 2020 at 10:31 am #577738Noted. Thank you
July 23, 2020 at 12:53 pm #577757You are welcome 🙂
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