Jayson Enterprises Uses the Allowance Method to Account for Uncollectible

question 65

Multiple Choice

Jayson Enterprises uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible receivables.When an uncollectible account is written off,________.

• A) the Bad Debt Expense account is debited
• B) no entry is required because bad debt expense is estimated at the end of the accounting period
• C) the write off has no effect on net income
• D) the Allowance for Bad Debts account is credited

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Definitions:

Transitivity

In decision theory, the principle that if a person prefers option A to B and B to C, then they should prefer A to C.

Diminishing Marginal

A principle stating that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the additional output produced from each new unit will eventually decline.

Indifference Curves

A graphical representation of different combinations of goods or services among which a consumer is indifferent, showing preferences and trade-offs.

Completeness

In the context of preferences, the assumption that any two bundles of goods can be compared, meaning a consumer can decide if one is preferred, the other is preferred, or they are valued equally.