Farmers State Bank is considering a $500,000 loan to Willard Manufacturing. Three items appearing on Willard's balance

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Farmers State Bank is considering a $500,000 loan to Willard Manufacturing. Three items appearing on Willard's balance sheet are:

a. Cash on hand and in the bank, $20,000.

b. Accounts receivable of $60,000, less an allowance for uncollectibles of $15,000.

c. Accumulated depreciation of $36,000.


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1. Which of the balance sheet items-cash, net accounts receivable, or accumulated depreciation-is the most relevant for the bank's loan decision? Why?

2. Which of the balance sheet items is the most representationally faithful? Why?


Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Financial Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-0078025679

6th edition

Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon

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