An Aging of a Company's Accounts Receivable Indicates That $4,500

question 183

Multiple Choice

An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that $4,500 are estimated to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $1,200 credit balance, the adjustment to record bad debts for the period will require a

• A) debit to Bad Debt Expense for $4,500.
• B) debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $3,300.
• C) debit to Bad Debt Expense for $3,300.
• D) credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $4,500.

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Definitions:

Interest-Bearing Note

A debt instrument that pays interest to the holder at a fixed or variable rate until its maturity.

Bond

A fixed-income investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period at a variable or fixed interest rate.

Straight-Line Method

A method of depreciation that provides for equal periodic depreciation expense over the estimated life of a fixed asset.

Amortization

The process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an intangible asset over its useful life.