Mohamed's Four Employees Have Been with Him Since He Opened

question 9

Multiple Choice

Mohamed's four employees have been with him since he opened Employment Experts, Inc., nearly a decade ago. As he anticipates staffing his new branch office, he decides none of these four long-time employees are ready to manage the office. Faced with this difficult situation, what should Mohamed do?

• A) He should appoint one of the three anyway to show that he appreciates their loyalty and commitment.
• B) He should run the new branch himself and appoint one of the three to take over the original office.
• C) He should hire a new qualified employee to manage the office since utilizing his unready employees could be detrimental to the business.
• D) He should appoint all three to the new branch and let them run it using a team approach.

Make necessary journal entries related to notes receivable, including interest calculation and recognition of bad debts.

Prepare adjusting journal entries to estimate bad debts based on aging analysis.

Understand the direct write-off method and its implications on the matching principle.

Calculate and interpret the accounts receivable turnover ratio.

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