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Worldatwork CECP Exam - Topic 4 Question 87 Discussion

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?
A) March 1st
B) March 31st
C) April 5th
D) April 8th

Worldatwork CECP Exam - Topic 4 Question 87 Discussion

Actual exam question for Worldatwork's CECP exam
Question #: 87
Topic #: 4
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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?

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Iluminada
7 months ago
March 1st is definitely the right call here.
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Oren
7 months ago
Seems odd to count it before payment, right?
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Josefa
7 months ago
Totally agree, it's accrual accounting!
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Caprice
7 months ago
Revenue is recorded on March 1st.
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Asha
8 months ago
Wait, why not wait until payment clears?
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Tess
8 months ago
I keep mixing up the dates, but I feel like it might be when the payment is received, which would be April 5th. Is that right?
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Bernardo
8 months ago
This question reminds me of a practice problem we did where revenue was recognized at the point of sale. So, I would go with March 1st.
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Barbra
9 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about recognizing revenue when it's earned, which seems to be on March 1st too.
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Desmond
9 months ago
I think the revenue should be recorded on March 1st since that's when the shipment was made and the invoice was issued.
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Merissa
9 months ago
I'm pretty confident on this one. Since Alpha is using accrual accounting, the revenue should be recorded on March 1st when the product is shipped, regardless of when the payment is received.
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Ling
9 months ago
This is a tricky one. The question mentions the payment clearing the bank on April 8th, so I'm wondering if that's the date the revenue should be recorded. I'll need to review the accrual accounting principles to be sure.
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William
9 months ago
Okay, I think I've got it. With accrual accounting, the revenue is recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied, which is when the product is shipped on March 1st. The payment terms don't affect when the revenue is recorded.
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Georgene
10 months ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. The payment terms are net 30 days, so does that mean the revenue can't be recorded until the payment is received on April 5th? I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Lai
10 months ago
This one seems straightforward - the question is asking when Alpha records the revenue, and since they're using accrual accounting, it should be when the product is shipped, which is March 1st.
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Arlette
10 months ago
But shouldn't revenue be recognized when payment is received, which is on April 5th?
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Gregoria
10 months ago
B) March 31st is the correct answer. The revenue should be recorded at the end of the accounting period, which is March 31st.
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Mariann
7 months ago
So, March 31st makes sense then?
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Ernest
7 months ago
Nope, accrual accounting changes that.
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Erasmo
8 months ago
I thought it was March 1st.
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Weldon
8 months ago
Exactly, revenue is recorded at period end.
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Lemuel
10 months ago
I agree with Daniel, because that's when the order was shipped.
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Burma
11 months ago
D) April 8th seems like the right answer to me. That's when the payment cleared the bank, so that's the date the revenue should be recognized.
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Irene
12 months ago
I think the correct answer is C) April 5th. That's when the customer's payment was received, and that's when the revenue should be recorded under accrual accounting.
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Daniel
12 months ago
I think the revenue should be recorded on March 1st.
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