Accounting Technical - GS Interview

Prepping for my SA and came across this question asked at GS: "How are the 3 statements impacted for a service you delivered (worth $100) but for which the supplier paid half credit half cash?" 

My answer: Revenue  / Op. Income is up $100 since you delivered it and, assuming a 25% tax rate, Net Income is up 75. On the CFS, Cash is up initially by 75 but you deduct 50 in Accounts Receivable and you end up with a net of +25 at the end of the CFS. The Assets side of the BS has cash up by 25 but AR is also up by 50, so Assets are up by 75. The L&E side is also up by 75 since NI flows into CSE. Everything then balances out. 

Is this correct?

5 Comments
 

Yes, although the wording about the supplier paying seems off. Typically the business is paying a supplier for some sort of inventory but if the supplier is the customer in this case then yes

 

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