EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All publicly traded domestic companies use EDGAR to make the majority of their filings. (Some foreign companies file voluntarily.) Form 10-K or 10-KSB, which include the annual report, is required to be filed on EDGAR. The SEC makes this information available on the Internet.
Required: Access EDGAR on the Internet. The web link is www.sec.gov. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
In the "Company Name" box, type "Avon Products." Access the 10-K filing for the most recent fiscal year(2016, filed on 2/22/17). Click on the blue "Interactive Data" oval. Click on the "Financial Statements" and "Notes to the Financial Statements" then answer the following questions related to the company's cash, accounts receivable and bad debts:
1. What is the amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of 2016? Be sure to indicate dollars "in thousands," "in millions" or other.
2. What does Avon include in the definition of "Cash and Cash Equivalents"? (You may want to look under "Significant Accounting Policies" for this information.)
3. What is the amount of net accounts receivable at the end of 2016? Be sure to indicate dollars "in thousands," "in millions" or other.
4. What is the amount of bad debt expense (provision for doubtful accounts) for the year 2016? (Hint: check the statement of cash flows.)
Answer all questions in complete sentences. Make sure all dollar amounts have dollar signs and the correct denomination.
Cite all sources, indicating where you found each answer.