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question 103

Multiple Choice

Figure 12.7 Figure 12.7 shows the Lorenz curve for a hypothetical country.
-Refer to Figure 12.7.The second lowest 20 per cent of households

• A) earn 12 per cent of the society's total income.
• B) earn 16 per cent of the society's total income.
• C) earn 28 per cent of the society's total income.
• D) earn 40 per cent of the society's total income.

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Definitions:

Uncollectible Account

A receivable that a company has not been able to collect from a debtor, leading to its recognition as a bad debt expense on the income statement.

Adjusting Entry

At the conclusion of an accounting cycle, journal entries are documented to distribute earnings and expenditures to the period in which they were genuinely incurred.

Bad Debts Expense

An expense reported on a company's income statement, representing the amount of non-collectable accounts receivable during a period.

Credit Sales

Transactions where the customer purchases goods or services on credit, paying the supplier at a later date.