When a Company Uses the Allowance Method to Measure Bad

question 69

Multiple Choice

When a company uses the allowance method to measure bad debts,________.

• A) the Bad Debts Expense account is debited when an account is written off
• B) the amount of bad debts expense is estimated at the end of the accounting period
• C) the normal balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts account is a debit
• D) the amount of bad debts expense is not estimated at the end of the accounting period

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