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Please refer to a partial footnote from 1999 Callaway Golf Co. After long economic boom...

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Please refer to a partial footnote from 1999 Callaway Golf Co. After long economic boom US firms were facing a major economic slowdown from 1999 and on. Some of the investors questioned Callaways accounting treatment of account receivables and inventory obsolescence. Please compute how much Callaway managed up or down their 1999 earnings compared to 1998 by analyzing account receivable and Inventory accounts.

a. Account Receivables:

b. Inventory Obsolescence:

c. Summary conclusions:

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NOTE 3 SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1NFORMATION December 31, 1999 (in thousands) 1998 Cash and cash equivaients: Cash, interest bearing Cash, non-interest bearing S110,157$ 41.689 3,929 2,445 $112,602$ 45,618 Accounts receivable, net Trade accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 59,543 | $ 83,405 (9,939) (5,291) $ 54,252 : $ 73,466 inventories, net: S 45.868 $102,352 1,820 81,868 186,040 (14.994)(36,848) 97,938$149.192 Raw materials Work-in-process Finished goods 1,403 65,661 112,932 Reserve for obsolescence

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