The SEC Form 10-K of Google is reproduced online at www.wiley.com/college/pratt. REQUIRED: Review the 10-K, and answer

Question:

The SEC Form 10-K of Google is reproduced online at www.wiley.com/college/pratt.

REQUIRED:

Review the 10-K, and answer the following questions:

a. What are the major sources of cash for the company and what is it doing with that cash?

b. Were there any significant transactions in 2010, 2011, or 2012 that did not affect cash but were reported on the statement of cash flows?

c. Why is the gain on divestitures in 2012 a negative number?

d. Discuss Google’s handling of its accounts receivable over the three years. How does it compare to sales growth, and what might the differences indicate?

e. Analyze Google’s cash management policies across the three-year period (2010–012).

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...