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Receivable Financing Sample Problem
Receivable Financing Sample Problem
Receivable Financing Sample Problem
March 1 Mabel Company borrowed P2,000,000 from bank on a six-month note carrying
an interest of 12% per annum. Accounts of P3,000,000 are pledged to secure the loan.
Required:
July 1 The entity assigned P500,000 of accounts receivable to its bank on a non-notification
basis in consideration for a loan. On this date, the bank advanced P400,000 less a service charge
of 2% of the total accounts assigned, and the entity signed a promissory note bearing interest of
1% per month on the unpaid loan balance at the beginning of the month.
Aug 1 Collected P330,000 on assigned accounts. The entity remitted this amount to the bank
in payment first for the interest and the balance to the principal.
Sep 1 Collected the remaining balance of assigned accounts. The entity paid off the remaining
loan balance.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record the transactions.
Cash 390,000
Finance Charge 10,000 (500,000*2%)
N/P 400,000
Aug 1 Cash 330,000
A/R-assigned 330,000
3. Faint Company sold accounts receivable without recourse with face amount of P6,000,000. The
factor charged 15% commission on all accounts receivable factored and withheld 10% of the
accounts factored as protection against customer returns and other adjustments.
The entity had previously established an allowance for doubtful accounts P200,000 for these
accounts.
By year-end, the entity had collected the factor’s holdback there being no customer returns and
other adjustments.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record the factoring and the subsequent collection of the factor’s
holdback.
Cash Received
A/R Factored 6,000,000
Factor’s Holdback (600,000) 6,000,000*10%
Commission (900,000)
Cash Received 4,500,000
A. Cash 4,500,000
Loss on factoring 700,000
Factor’s Holdback 600,000
Allowance for Bad Debts 200,000
Accounts Receivable 6,000,000
B. Cash 600,000
Factor’s Holdback 600,000