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On January 1, Year 2, Kincaid Company's Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts carried balances of $31,000 and $500, respectively. During Year 2, Kincaid reported $72,500 of credit sales, wrote off $550 of receivables as uncollectible, and collected cash from receivables amounting to $74,550. Kincaid estimates that it will be unable to collect one percent (1%) of credit sales.
-Which of the following describes the effects of writing off the uncollectible accounts?

• A) Increase assets and stockholders' equity
• B) Increase assets and decrease stockholders' equity
• C) Decrease assets and stockholders' equity
• D) Does not affect assets or stockholders' equity

Identify the role and calculation of marginal costs and benefits in optimal decision making.

Differentiate between explicit and implicit costs and their importance in understanding economic and accounting profits.

Recognize the implications of sunk costs in economic decisions.

Understand the application of marginal analysis in "either-or" decisions.

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