If You Were Studying the Most Significant Cause of Extinction

question 32

Multiple Choice

If you were studying the most significant cause of extinction today you would be studying which of the following?

• A)Pollution
• B)Habitat loss
• C)The introduction of alien species
• D)Overexploitation
• E)Disease

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Definitions:

Aging Analysis

A method to evaluate and categorize accounts receivable based on the length of time an invoice has been outstanding to manage and estimate financial health.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimate made by a company to account for receivables that may not be collected due to credit risk.

Bad Debt Expense

An expense reported on the income statement, representing the amount of receivables a company does not expect to collect.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that represents an estimate of the amount of accounts receivable which may not be collected, reducing the gross amount of receivables reported on the balance sheet.