Worldatwork Exam c8 Topic 1 Question 83 Discussion

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The Alpha company ships an order to a customer on March 1st and invoices the customer for the product with the shipment, with payment terms of net 30 days. The customer's payment is received on April 5th. The payment clears the bank and shows on Alpha's account on April 8th. If Alpha is using accrual accounting, when does it record the revenue for this sale?

AMarch 1st

BMarch 31st

CApril 5th

DApril 8th

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Joana

3 months ago

Wait, is this a trick question? What if the answer is 'all of the above' because it's a leap year or something?

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Charolette

2 months ago

C) April 5th

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Eladia

2 months ago

The revenue is recorded when the order is shipped.

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Alyce

2 months ago

A) March 1st

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Elenor

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit stumped on this one. Maybe I should have paid more attention in my accounting class.

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Donette

2 months ago

Oh, I see. Thanks for the clarification!

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Benton

3 months ago

That's correct, revenue should be recognized when the product is shipped.

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Carin

3 months ago

You should record the revenue on March 1st.

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Kenia

3 months ago

I'm going with April 5th. That's when the customer's payment was received, so that's the revenue recognition date.

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Nicolette

2 months ago

User3: I'm going with April 5th. That's when the customer's payment was received, so that's the revenue recognition date.

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Gregoria

3 months ago

User2: I agree with User1, revenue should be recognized when the product is shipped.

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Helga

3 months ago

User1: I think it should be March 1st, when the order was shipped.

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Alline

4 months ago

April 8th, for sure. That's when the payment actually showed up in Alpha's account, which is the key date for accrual accounting.

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Jani

3 months ago

Exactly. It ensures that financial statements accurately reflect the company's performance during a specific period.

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Pansy

3 months ago

That makes sense. It's all about matching revenue with the period in which it was earned.

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Sharee

3 months ago

So, the revenue for this sale would be recorded on April 8th when the payment cleared the bank.

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Chau

3 months ago

Yes, you're right. Accrual accounting records revenue when it is earned, regardless of when payment is received.

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Vallie

4 months ago

March 1st, of course! That's when the order was shipped and invoiced. Easy peasy.

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Wai

3 months ago

Exactly, the revenue should be recorded on March 1st since that's when the sale was made.

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Annett

3 months ago

March 1st

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Dottie

4 months ago

But shouldn't revenue be recognized when payment is received? So, it should be recorded on April 5th.

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Cassandra

4 months ago

I agree with Leonora, because that's when the order was shipped.

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Leonora

4 months ago

I think the revenue should be recorded on March 1st.

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