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Companies A and B both report net income growth of 12% per year.Company A has a receivables turnover ratio of 5.6,which is lower last year.Company B has a receivables turnover ratio of 11.3,which is higher than last year.All other things being equal:


A) Company A is more effectively managing its receivables.
B) Company B is more effectively managing its receivables.
C) Company A's days to collect is lower than Company B's in both years.
D) Company B's days to collect increased.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Countryside Corporation provides $6,000 worth of lawn care on account during the month.Experience suggests that about 2% of net credit sales will not be collected.In conformity with the expense recognition principle,the company should:


A) record an estimate of Bad Debt Expense in the same period as the lawn care is provided.
B) not report the sales revenue until it collects payment.
C) increase the value of its liabilities with an adjustment.
D) wait until the accounts are determined to be uncollectible before making an entry to record the related Bad Debt Expense.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Using the aging approach,management estimates that 10% of the $10,000 of Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible.The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $100 unadjusted credit balance.After the bad debt adjusting entry is recorded,Bad Debt Expense on the income statement will be ______ the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on the balance sheet.


A) $100 more than
B) $100 less than
C) the same amount as
D) $9,900 more than

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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An objective of the expense recognition principle ("matching") is to have bad debt expense debited in:


A) the same period that the related accounts receivable is determined to be uncollectible
B) the same period the related credit sales are recorded
C) a later period after the related credit sales are recorded
D) the period that a customer eventually becomes bankrupt

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Using its aging of accounts receivable,Age Old,Inc.estimates that $90,000 of its $4,000,000 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible.Prior to making its adjusting entry,the unadjusted Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $1,000.After the adjustment,the:


A) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts will have a $90,000 credit balance.
B) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts will have an $89,000 credit balance.
C) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts will have a $91,000 credit balance.
D) Bad Debt Expense will equal $90,000.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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When a company routinely sells on credit,it is inevitable that some of its customers will not pay the amount owed.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about methods of accounting for bad debts is correct?


A) When the allowance method is used, the journal entry to write-off an uncollectible account does not change the amount reported as Accounts Receivable, Net on the balance sheet.
B) The two methods of accounting for bad debts that are acceptable under GAAP are the allowance method and the direct write-off method.
C) When the allowance method is used, Bad Debt Expense is equal to the write-offs that occurred during the period.
D) When the allowance method is used, if actual results differ from the estimates, the prior year financial statements must be corrected.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Extending credit to customers will introduce all of the following additional costs except:


A) increased wage costs will be incurred to hire people to evaluate whether each customer is creditworthy, track how much each customer owes, and follow up to collect the receivable from each customer.
B) bad debt costs will result when amounts cannot be collected from customers.
C) delayed receipt of cash may result in requiring the company to take out short-term loans and incur interest costs.
D) decreased gross profit from reduced sales.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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When the allowance method is used,the entry to record the write-off of specific uncollectible accounts would decrease:


A) the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account.
B) Net Income.
C) Accounts Receivable, Net.
D) Bad Debt Expense.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Generous Inc.lends Blue Inc.$40,000 on April 1 and receives a four-month,4.5% interest-bearing note.Generous Inc.prepares financial statements on April 30.What adjusting entry should be made by Generous Inc.before its financial statements are prepared?


A) Debit Note Receivable and credit Cash for $40,000
B) Debit Interest Receivable and credit Interest Revenue for $150
C) Debit Cash and credit Interest Revenue for $150
D) Debit Interest Receivable and credit Interest Revenue for $600

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Lakeview Inc.uses the allowance method.During the year,Lakeview concludes that specific customers will never pay their account balances,which total $6,844.The entry to record the write-off of these accounts receivable would debit:


A) Accounts Receivable and credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $6,844.
B) Accounts Receivable and credit Bad Debt Expense for $6,844.
C) Bad Debt Expense and credit Accounts Receivable for $6,844.
D) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and credit Accounts Receivable for $6,844.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Accounts receivable:


A) arise from the purchase of goods or services on credit
B) are amounts owed to a business by its customers.
C) will be collected within the discount period or when due.
D) are reported on the income statement.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a:


A) permanent account so its balance carries forward to the next accounting period
B) permanent account so its balance is closed (zeroed out) at the end of the accounting period
C) temporary account so its balance is closed (zeroed out) at the end of the accounting period
D) temporary account so its balance carries forward to the next accounting period

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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A customer of Exquisite Flooring recently filed for bankruptcy protection two months ago, leading the credit manager of Exquisite Flooring to conclude that the company would never collect the balance of $2,800 owed by the customer to our company. -Use the information above to answer the following question.Suppose that three months after filing bankruptcy,Exquisite Flooring's customer paid its outstanding account balance.Which of the following journal entries would be made to record this transaction?


A) Debit Cash and credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $ 2,800
B) Debit Cash and credit Accounts Receivable for $2,800
C) Debit Accounts Receivable and credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $2,800; debit Cash and credit Accounts Receivable for $2,800
D) Debit Cash and credit Sales for $2,800

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Adventure Company uses the aging of accounts receivable method to estimate Bad Debt Expense.The balance of each account receivable is aged on the basis of three categories as follows: (1)1-30 days old,(2)30-90 days old,and (3)more than 90 days old.Based on experience,management has estimated what portion of receivables of a specific age will not be paid as follows: (1)1%,(2)15%,and (3)40%,respectively. At December 31,2016,the unadjusted credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $100.The total Accounts Receivable in each age category were: (1)1-30 days old,$65,000,(2)30-90 days old,$10,000,and (3)more than 90 days old,$4,000. Required: Part a.Calculate the estimate of uncollectible accounts at December 31,2016. Part b.Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry dated December 31,2016.

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Company A lends $100,000 to Company B.The interest on the loan is reported as:


A) an expense to Company A and a revenue to Company B.
B) an asset to Company A and a revenue to Company B.
C) a liability to Company A and an asset to Company B.
D) a revenue to Company A and an expense to Company B.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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If a $40,000,6%,note receivable with a two year maturity date was signed three months ago,how much interest has been earned?


A) $2,400
B) $600
C) $4,800
D) $300

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The Corning Company uses the percent of sales method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable.At the beginning of the current year,the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had normal balance of $8,000.The following transactions took place during the current year: The Corning Company uses the percent of sales method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable.At the beginning of the current year,the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had normal balance of $8,000.The following transactions took place during the current year:     Required: Part a.Prepare journal entries to record these transactions. Part b.Determine the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at the end of the current year.Assume that the transactions above are the only transactions affecting this account during the year. Required: Part a.Prepare journal entries to record these transactions. Part b.Determine the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at the end of the current year.Assume that the transactions above are the only transactions affecting this account during the year.

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Match the term and its definition.There are more definitions than terms. Terms 1____ .Net Sales Revenue 2____ .Allowance Method 3____ .Notes Receivable 4____ .Accounts Receivable 5____ .Average Net Receivables 6____ .Subsidiary Account 7____ .Historical Percentage of Bad Debt Losses 8____ .Annual Interest Rate Definitions A.The amount of interest a lender receives during a year. B.A system used by companies to allocate their budgets over the different operating expenses. C.The numerator of the receivables turnover ratio. D.A separate record for each accounts receivable customer. E.Used by the percentage of credit sales method to estimate bad debts. F.Another name for a company's total revenue,which is calculated by multiplying the quantity sold by the average price. G.The costs of maintaining accounts with customers who have not made recent purchases. H.The interest that a company receives during the year divided by the principal of the loan. I.The rate at which a company pays off its liabilities or debts. J.The total amount of money loaned through notes that the lender has not yet collected. K.The denominator of the receivables turnover ratio. L.The average level of net sales revenue the firm earns each month. M.An accounting method which involves estimating bad debts. N.The portion of past credit sales that have not yet been collected.

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Which method for estimating bad debts is generally considered to be the most accurate?


A) Percentage of credit sales
B) Allowance method
C) Specific account method
D) Aging of accounts receivable method

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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