Practice prompt · Q:multi-period-statement-analysis-and-operating-efficiency/collections-from-revenue-001

Derive cash collected from revenue

Tests whether the learner moves from revenue to collections using the change in receivables in the right direction.

Updated Sep 11, 2026 Review due Nov 18, 2026
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Revenue for the year is 940,000. Accounts receivable were 76,000 at the start of the year and 103,000 at the end. All sales are on credit and nothing was written off.

The receivable balance is the bridge between what a company earned and what it collected. A rising balance means revenue outran cash, and the gap is exactly the change in the account.

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Answer: a

Choice a. Collections equal revenue less the increase in receivables: 940,000 less 27,000.