The Wheel of Retailing Refers to

question 271

Multiple Choice

The wheel of retailing refers to

• A)the life cycle of most consumer products sold by retailers.
• B)the diffusion of types of retailers for a new product.
• C)the progression of retail locations an outlet goes through.
• D)the description of how new forms of retail outlets enter the market.
• E)the description of retail management philosophies.

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Definitions:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that reduces the total receivables on the balance sheet to reflect the amount expected to be uncollectible.

Adjusting Entry

An adjustment recorded in the bookkeeping records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the period in which they actually occurred.

Bad Debt Expense

The estimated amount of credit sales that are not expected to be collected, recognized as an expense in the income statement.

Uncollectible Accounts

Accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect and writes off as a bad debt expense.