On October 12 of the Current Year, a Company Determined

question 35

Multiple Choice

On October 12 of the current year, a company determined that a customer's account receivable was uncollectible and that the account should be written off.
-Assuming the direct write-off method is used to account for bad debts, what effect will this write-off have on the company's net income and total assets?

• A) Decrease in net income; decrease in total assets.
• B) Decrease in net income; no effect on total assets.
• C) Increase in net income; no effect on total assets.
• D) No effect on net income; no effect on total assets.
• E) No effect on net income; decrease in total assets.

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