Failure by a Promissory Note's Maker to Pay the Amount

question 47

Multiple Choice

Failure by a promissory note's maker to pay the amount due at maturity is known as:

• A) Protesting a note.
• B) Closing a note.
• C) Dishonoring a note.
• D) Discounting a note.
• E) Depreciating a note.

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Definitions:

Sales Discounts

Reductions in the price of goods sold, offered to customers as an incentive to either prompt payment or increase sales volume.

Vouchers Payable

Liabilities or debts owed by a company for purchases made on credit, documented by vouchers.

Gross Method

An accounting practice where purchases are recorded at their full invoice amount without deducting any purchase discounts.

Periodic Method

An accounting approach used to value inventory and determine the cost of goods sold in which physical counts are done periodically, typically at the end of an accounting period.