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Receivables

Chapter Opening Vignette Critical Thinking Challenge Questions* How are Sun-Rype’s customers different from CIBC’s? - Sun-Rype’s customers are mainly companies (grocery stores/chains/distribution centres) who buy Sun-Rype’s food and beverage products. CIBC’s customers are individuals as well as companies who purchase CIBC’s financial services/products. - There may be less risk associated with Sun-Rype’s credit customers than with CIBC’s customers since the dollar amount of CIBC’s transactions are significantly larger than Sun-Rype’s 2. Why would CIBC experience a higher rate of uncollectible accounts than SunRype does? - Sun-Rype’s primary customers would likely be in the habit of making regular purchases; they would have to pay their accounts to ensure that subsequent purchases are delivered. CIBC’s customers may include individuals or companies of a higher risk category such as car loans for individuals or companies borrowing funds for a major expansion. *The Chapter 10 Critical Thinking Challenge questions are asked on page 496 of the text. Students are reminded at the conclusion of Chapter 10, page 515 of the text, to refer to the Critical Thinking Challenge questions at the beginning of the chapter. The solutions to the Critical Thinking Challenge questions are available here in the Solutions Manual and accessible to students on the Online Learning Centre.

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Concept Review Questions 1. Writing off a bad debt against the allowance does not reduce the estimated realizable value of a company’s accounts receivable because the write-off reduces the balances of both Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts by equal amounts so the difference between the two accounts remains the