Smart-T Corporation Uses the Aging-Of-Accounts-Receivable Method to Estimate Uncollectible Receivables

question 84

Multiple Choice

Smart-T Corporation uses the aging-of-accounts-receivable method to estimate uncollectible receivables. At year end Smart-T estimates that $4,750 of its accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Prior to adjustment, the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $200. Bad debt expense to be reported on the income statement is:

• A) $4,750
• B) $4,550
• C) $200
• D) $4,950

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Definitions:

Birds-Of-A-Feather Effect

The tendency for individuals to associate and bond with others who are similar to themselves in terms of attitudes, values, and characteristics.

Saturation Effect

A phenomenon where, after a certain point, an increase in some stimulus does not lead to a further change in response.

Foot-In-The-Door Effect

A persuasion technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by agreeing to a modest request.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasion strategy where compliance with a small request is followed by a larger request, leveraging the principle of consistency to increase the likelihood of agreement to the second request.