Circle-Square, Ltd., is in the process of liquidating and going out of business. The firm's balance sheet

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Circle-Square, Ltd., is in the process of liquidating and going out of business. The firm's balance sheet shows $45,600 in cash, accounts receivable of $228,400, inventory totaling $122,800, plant and equipment of $530,000, and total liabilities of $611,200. It is estimated that the inventory can be disposed of in a liquidation sale for 80 percent of its cost, all but 5 percent of the accounts receivable can be collected, and plant and equipment can be sold for $380.000.


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Calculate the amount of cash that would be available to the owners if the accounts receivable are collected, the other assets are sold as described, and the liabilities are paid off in full.

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...
Liquidation
Liquidation in finance and economics is the process of bringing a business to an end and distributing its assets to claimants. It is an event that usually occurs when a company is insolvent, meaning it cannot pay its obligations when they are due....
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Accounting What the Numbers Mean

ISBN: 978-1259535314

11th edition

Authors: David Marshall, Wayne McManus, Daniel Viele

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