A Newly Created Design Business Called Smart Art Is Just

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A newly created design business called Smart Art is just finishing up its first year of operations.During the year,there were credit sales of $40,000 and collections of $36,000.One account for $650 was written off.Smart Art uses the percent-of-sales method to account for uncollectible account expense,and has decided to use a factor of 2% for their year-end adjustment of uncollectible account expense.
-At the end of the year,what is the ending balance in the Allowance for uncollectible accounts?

• A) $150
• B) $800
• C) $250
• D) $1,450

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Definitions:

Adjusted Balance

An accounting figure reached after adjusting the book balance of an account for checks and deposits in transit, fees, or errors.

Balance Per Bank

The amount of money that a company's bank account shows according to the bank's records.

Outstanding Checks

Checks that have been written and recorded in the accounting records but have not yet been cashed or cleared by the bank.

Outstanding Checks

Checks that have been written and recorded in a company's financial records but have not yet been cashed by the recipient.