Gideon Company Uses the Allowance Method of Accounting for Uncollectible

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Gideon Company uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts.On May 3,the Gideon Company wrote off the $2,000 uncollectible account of its customer,A.Hopkins.On July 10,Gideon received a check for the full amount of $2,000 from Hopkins.On July 10,the entry or entries Gideon makes to record the recovery of the bad debt is:

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Definitions:

Warrants

Financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price before a specific date.

Convertibles

Convertibles are bonds or preferred stocks that can be converted into a predetermined number of common stock or equity shares.

Coupon Rate

The percentage rate at which a bond's face value accrues interest each year.

Straight Debt

A fixed-income security, such as a bond, that has a predetermined interest rate, maturity, and principal repayment schedule.