Super Day Spa provided ($ 120,000) of services during 2012. All customers paid for the services with
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Super Day Spa provided \(\$ 120,000\) of services during 2012. All customers paid for the services with credit cards. Super submitted the credit card receipts to the credit card company immediately. The credit card company paid Super cash in the amount of face value less a 5 percent service charge.
Required
a. Record the credit card sales and the subsequent collection of accounts receivable in a horizontal statements model like the one shown here. In the Cash Flow column, indicate whether the item is an operating activity (OA), investing activity (IA), or financing activity (FA). Use NA to indicate that an element is not affected by the event.
b. Based on this information alone, answer the following questions:
(1) What is the amount of total assets at the end of the accounting period?
(2) What is the amount of revenue reported on the income statement?
(3) What is the amount of cash flow from operating activities reported on the statement of cash flows?
(4) What costs would a business incur if it maintained its own accounts receivable? What cost does a business incur by accepting credit cards?
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