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A decrease in this provides funds apart from the net income:

A) Accounts Receivables B) Inventories C) Change in note payable

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Question added by خالد ابراهيم , Senior Accountant , Al Khayyat Group /Peugeot and Mazda Automative agent in Jordan
Date Posted: 2013/11/06
Rehan Qureshi
by Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed

yes A is the right answer

Basem Eljammal
by Basem Eljammal , Senior Accountant , ISAM KABBANI & PARTNERS GROUP FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CO. LTD.

A) A decrease in accounts receivables means we have collected some amounts, so this will lead to cash-in, apart net income. 

 

B) any decrease in inventories means there are sales transactions happend this will result in net income.

whether shall recognize normal or upnormal spoilage this is also will result in cost of goods sold

 

C) change in notes payable realted to getting a loan or purchase on account , decrease or increase in this will not affect in net income. 

 

 

Rahul Sharma
by Rahul Sharma , Manager Finance and Accounts , Gemini Impex General Trading LLC

Decrease in accounts receivable will provide funds as decrease in accounts receivable results in cash inflow.. We book this under the heads cash received from operating activity in cash flow..                            

Sreeraj V S
by Sreeraj V S , Accountant , Airblast Middle East LLC

A) Accounts Receivables - Cash inflow from debtors

Deleted user
by Deleted user

(a) is correct. Remember the college accounting rule. Any increase in assets is a use of cash and vice versa. So if A/R goes down that's a source of cash. 

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