Table 9-10 Armadillo Camera Shop
the Following Information Is from the 2019

question 68

Multiple Choice

Table 9-10 Armadillo Camera Shop
The following information is from the 2019 records of Armadillo Camera Shop:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Accounts receivable, December 31,2019 } & \$ 20,000 \text { (debit) } \\\hline \text { Allowance for doubtful accounts, December } & \\31,2019 , \text { prior to adjustment } & 600 ( \text { debit) } \\\hline \text { Net credit sales for 2019 } & 95,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts written off as uncollectible } & \\ \text { during 2019 } &7,000 \\\hline \text { Cash sales during 2019 } & \text { } 27,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 9-10. Bad debts expense is estimated by the aging-of-accounts-receivable method. Management estimates that $2,850 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Which of the following will be the amount of bad debts expense?

• A)$7,000
• B)$2,250
• C)$3,450
• D)$2,850

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Definitions:

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which are a collection of commonly-followed accounting rules and standards for financial reporting.

Research and Development

The investigative activities a business conducts to improve existing products and procedures or to lead to the development of new products and procedures.

Write-down

An accounting procedure reducing the book value of an asset when its market value drops below the recorded cost, resulting in a non-cash expense.

Impaired Asset

An asset that has a market value less than its carrying value on the balance sheet, indicating that it may not generate future benefits worth its listed value.