Under the Income-Statement Approach (Percent-Of-Sales Approach), the Entry to Accrue

question 34

Multiple Choice

Under the income-statement approach (percent-of-sales approach) , the entry to accrue bad-debt expense involves:

• A)a debit to allowance for doubtful accounts and a credit to bad-debt expense.
• B)a debit to bad-debt expense and a credit to allowance for doubtful accounts.
• C)a debit to bad-debt expense and a credit to accounts receivable.
• D)a debit to allowance for doubtful accounts and a credit to accounts receivable.

Analyze the effect of costing methods on financial reporting and managerial decision-making.

Understand cost calculations under absorption costing.

Understand cost calculations under variable costing.

Differentiate between absorption and variable costing.

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