Using the Allowance Method of Accounting for Uncollectible Receivables, the Entry

question 96

Multiple Choice

Using the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables, the entry to reinstate a specific receivable previously written off would include a

• A) credit to Bad Debt Expense
• B) credit to Accounts Receivable
• C) debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
• D) debit to Accounts Receivable

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Definitions:

Positive Outcomes

Favorable results or benefits resulting from particular actions, behaviors, or interventions.

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process wherein behavior is modified by the consequences of the behavior, with reinforcement used to increase desirable behaviors and punishment to decrease undesirable ones.

Classical Conditioning

The process of acquiring knowledge by forming connections between a stimulus found in the surroundings and one that arises on its own, which leads to the development of a learned reaction.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by applying a stimulus after the behavior is exhibited.