Cova Corporation earned revenues of $40 million during 2013 and ended the year with net income of

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Cova Corporation earned revenues of $40 million during 2013 and ended the year with net income of $6 million. During 2013, Cova collected $25 million from customers and paid cash for all of its expenses plus an additional $3 million for amounts payable at December 31, 2012. Answer these questions about Cova’s operating results, financial position, and cash flows during 2013:

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1. How much were Cova’s total expenses? Show your work.
2. Identify all the items that Cova will report on its 2013 income statement. Show each amount.
3. Cova began 2013 with receivables of $10 million. All sales are on account. What was the company’s receivables balance at the end of 2013? Identify the appropriate financial statement, and show how Cova should report ending receivables in the 2013 annual report.
4. Cova began 2013 owing accounts payable of $7 million. All expenses are incurred on account. During 2013 Cova paid $37 million on account. How much in accounts payable did the company owe at the end of 2013? Identify the appropriate financial statement and show how Cova should report accounts payable in its 2013 annual report.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Corporation
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Financial accounting

ISBN: 978-0132751124

9th edition

Authors: Walter T. Harrison Jr., Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thom

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