Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Has an Unadjusted Balance of $400

question 49

Multiple Choice

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted balance of $400 at the end of the year, and uncollectible accounts expense is estimated at 1% of net sales.If net sales are $300,000, compute the amount of the adjustment to record the provision for doubtful accounts.

• A) $400.
• B) $3,400.
• C) $3,000.
• D) $2,600.

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Definitions:

MC

A term often short for Marginal Cost, which is the cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

MR

Short for Marginal Revenue, which is the additional income earned by selling one more unit of a product or service.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the quantity of output produced.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced.