In the Statement of Cash Flows, an Increase in the Accounts

In the statement of cash flows, an increase in the accounts receivable balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period would be:

A) added to net income because this represents revenues that have been earned but not yet collected.
B) subtracted from net income because this represents revenues that have not yet been earned or provided by investing activities.
C) added to net income because this means that revenues earned and included within net income were less than the cash collected.
D) subtracted from net income because this means that revenues earned and included within net income were more than the cash collected.