Use Amazon.com’s balance sheet and the Note 1 data on

Use Amazon.com’s balance sheet and the Note 1 data on

in Appendix A at the end of this book.
Requirements
1. Do accounts receivable appear to be an important asset for Amazon.com?
2. Assume that all of ?oAccounts receivable, Net, and Other?? is accounts receivable. Further assume that gross receivables at December 31, 2009, were $908 million. Answer the following questions based on these data, plus what is reported on the balance sheet.

Use Amazon.com’s balance sheet and the Note 1 data on

a. How much did customers owe Amazon.com at December 31, 2009?
b. How much did Amazon.com expect to collect from customers after December 31, 2008?
c. Of the total receivable amount at December 31, 2009, how much did Amazon.com expect not to collect?
3. Compute Amazon.com’s acid-test ratio at the end of 2009. Marketable securities are short-term investments. Disregard deferred tax assets. If all the current liabilities came due immediately, could Amazon pay them?

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