A Company Has a Debit Balance of $3,500 in the Allowance

question 95

Multiple Choice

A company has a debit balance of $3,500 in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.It estimates that 2% of net credit sales of $1,500,000 will be uncollectible.The required journal entry to record bad debt expense should include a debit to:

• A)Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $30,000.
• B)Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $33,500.
• C)Bad Debt Expense for $33,500.
• D)Bad Debt Expense for $30,000.

Identify the differences between various overhead allocation methods (departmental, plantwide, ABC).

Comprehend the impact of cost allocation methods on product costing and managerial decision-making.

Understand the concept of activities as cost objects in ABC.

Discern the distinction between volume-related and activity-based measures for allocating overhead costs.

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Definitions:

Marginal Propensity

The tendency of an individual or population to consume or save an extra unit of income.

Lump-Sum Taxes

Taxes that are a fixed amount, not varying with the income or wealth of the taxpayer, and are paid at one time instead of in installments.

Budget Deficit

A situation where a government's expenditures exceed its revenues during a specified period of time, leading to borrowing or debt accumulation.

Discretionary Fiscal Policy

Government policy involving the use of government spending and taxation levels to influence the economy, based on current conditions.