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Identify the impact of poor accounts receivable management canhave on an organization. Please include in your response thefollowing.

State the type of problems that could cause this cause.

Provide an explanation as to why accountants care how long ittakes to collect AR.

Does poor AR Management impact the organizationsprofitability?

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