Gideon Company Uses the Allowance Method of Accounting for Uncollectible

question 213

Multiple Choice

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.The entry or entries Gideon makes to record the write off of the account on May 3 is:

• A) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & 2,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Allowance for Doubtfil Accounts } & & 2,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• B) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Allowarice for Doubtful Accounts } & 2,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Bad debts expense } & & 2,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• C) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & 2,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Bad debts expense } & & 2,000 \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & 2,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• D) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Allowarice for Doubtful Accounts } & 2,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• E) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Cash } & 2,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]

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