The owners of Spokes Bicycle Shop worry that cash flow this winter may be insufficient to meet the current operating expenses. While they anticipate a surplus of cash inflow as warm weather approaches, they need funds now to meet the company's immediate obligations. The owners can best resolve cash flow concerns by obtaining financing.

Classifying inflows and outflows of cash classify each of the following items as an inflow (i) or an outflow (o) of cash, or as neither (n). lg 2 lg 2 item change ($) item change ($) cash +100 accounts receivable −700 accounts payable −1,000 net profits +600 notes payable +500 depreciation +100 long-term debt −2,000 repurchase of stock +600 inventory +200 cash dividends +800 fixed assets +400 sale of stock +1,000

Acompany using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $540,000 on account with credit terms of 2/15, n/45. defective inventory of $40,000 was returned 2 days later, and the accounts were appropriately adjusted. if the company paid the invoice 20 days later, the journal entry to record the payment would be

Reynolds corp. factors $400,000 of accounts receivable with mateer finance corporation on a without recourse basis on july 1, 2015. the receivables records are transferred to mateer finance, which will receive the collections. mateer finance assesses a finance charge of 1 ½ percent of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. the transaction is to be recorded as a sale. required: a. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for reynolds corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse. b. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for mateer finance corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse— think through this. c. explain the difference between sale of receivables with recourse as oppose to without recourse.