what is the amount of research in motion s accounts receivable as of february 27 201 646463

Refer to Research In Motion’s financial statements in Appendix A to answer the following.

1. What is the amount of Research In Motion’s accounts receivable as of February 27, 2010?

2. Compute Research In Motion’s accounts receivable turnover as of February 27, 2010.

3. How long does it take, on average, for the company to collect receivables? Do you believe that customers actually pay the amounts due within this short period? Explain.

4. Research In Motion’s most liquid assets include (a) cash and cash equivalents, (b) short term investments, and (c) receivables. Compute the percentage that these liquid assets make up of current liabilities as of February 27, 2010. Do the same computations for February 28, 2009. Comment on the company’s ability to satisfy its current liabilities as of its 2010 fiscal year end compared to its 2009 fiscal year end.

5. What criteria did Research In Motion use to classify items as cash equivalents?

6. Access Research In Motion’s financial statements for fiscal years after February 27, 2010, at  the SEC’s EDGAR database. Recomputed parts 2 and

4 and comment on any changes since February 27, 2010.