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 aging method to account for uncollectible account expense,and has calculated an amount of $200 as their estimate of uncollectible amounts at year-end.
-At the end of the year,what is the ending balance in the Allowance for uncollectible accounts?

• A) $150
• B) $800
• C) $200
• D) $1,450

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of goods produced in a business.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales.

Depreciation Tax Shield

The Depreciation Tax Shield refers to the reduction in income tax a company achieves through deducting depreciation expenses, thus lowering its taxable income.

Straight-Line Method

An accounting method of depreciation where an asset's cost is reduced equally over its useful life.