A bulk gaining industry is one where the product gains weight or volume through the production process (the whole is greater than the sum of the parts). Due to logistical and transportation costs it is advantageous to produce bulk-gaining materials closer to where they are sold. This is why foreign car companies (Toyota, mazda, etc) have US-based production plants to save on these costs.
Answer:
The accounts receivable balance at the beginning of the third quarter is $3,550
Explanation:
For computing the account receivable balance, first, we have to compute the credit sale per day, and then multiply with the number of days
In mathematically,
Credit sale per day = (Estimated second Quarter Sales) ÷ (accounts receivable period up to second quarter)
= $7,100 ÷ 90 days
= 78.89
Now the account receivable balance equals to
= Credit sales per day × accounts receivable period
= 78.89 days × 45 days
= $3550
Since the question is asking about the beginning of the third quarter so we considered second quarter sales
From an accounting standpoint, stockholders' investment and revenues increase the assets of the company without adding to the liabilities. Therefore according to the equation (A = L + E), equity must increase.
Similarly, issuing dividends and paying expenses pays cash out of the company, which decreases assets without changing liabilities. Therefore equity must decrease.
Another way to think of it is: what contributes to the company's profit and/or value, and what decreases these things? Well, revenues and people investing in the company are good (and therefore good for stockholders), and giving cash out and paying expenses are costs to the company (and therefore decrease value for stockholders).
