Using the SEC 10-K for your company, answer the following questions:

1. https://www.gm.com/content/dam/gm/en_us/english/Group4/InvestorsPDFDocuments/10-K.pdf
3. Readingthenotestothefinancialstatements,aswellasthebalancesheet,postinformationabouttheAccountsReceivableforyourcompany.Whataretheamountsreportedasbeingowedtothecompany?
4. Search for the phrase "Bad Debts" or Allowance (for uncollectible accounts). When you read the balance sheet, you may see that the receivables are listed as a net of $x,xxx (shows the Allowance for Bad Debts). Comment about the changes in Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Bad Debts. Are eachincreasing or decreasing? How does this compareto changes in sales (are sales changingin the same direction as Accounts Receivable)?
5. Property,Plants,andEquipment/PPE(CapitalAssets;FixedAssets):CommentaboutPPEandaccumulateddepreciation:[1]WhatarethegrossandnetvaluesofPPEforeachofthelast2years.Brieflydescribethechanges.[2]WhatdepreciationmethodsareusedtodepreciatePPE?(refertoNote1orNote2tothefinancialstatements).[3]ComputetheFixedAssetTurnoverRatioforeachofthelasttwoyears.(Formula:netRevenues/netPPE).InterprettheFixedAssetTurnoverRatioandcomparethechangesyear-to-year.[4]Replytothepostofaclassmatecomparingyourcompany'sFixedAssetTurnoverratiototheircompany'sratio.Whichcompanyisdoingbetterandwhataresomereasonswhy?

example

1

2015 11,888M

2014 9,687M

2013 8,730M

2

In millions

Beg Balance Adds charged to bad debt expense Write-offs charged to allowance Ending Balance

2015 256M 216M -311M 161M

2014 256M 185M -185M 256M

2013 243M 193M -182M 256M

the bad debt allowance increased from 2014 to 2015, but had decreased in 2014 versus 2013. The ending balance for 2015 is lower than the previous 2 years but that is due to the company writing off 311M in 2015. This amount is about 68-70% more than the amounts for 2014 and 2013.

the accounts rec account increased for each of the last 3 years, as did sales, gross profit and net income

3 Gross net accum dep

2015 21,036M 9,855M 11,181M

2015 18,786M 8,843M 9,943M

the values of all 3 have increased in 2015 versus 2014.

2- from page 75 of the sec-10k

Property, equipment and improvements to leased premises are depreciated using the straight-line

method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or when applicable, the term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Estimated useful lives generally range from 10 to 40 years for buildings, building improvements and leasehold improvements and 3 to 10 years for fixtures, equipment and internally developed software.

3 - 2015= 153290M/9855M=15.55

2014= 139367M/8843M=15.76

the ratio went down for 2015 versus 2014