A Patient Has a Physical Examination and Asks the Bookkeeper

question 42

Multiple Choice

A patient has a physical examination and asks the bookkeeper to mail the bill. The bookkeeper should

• A) make no entry until the cash is received
• B) Cash, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
• C) Cash, debit; Fees Earned, credit
• D) Accounts Receivable, debit; Fees Earned, credit

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders.

Selling Bonds

The act of offering bonds to investors as a way to raise funds; bonds are debt securities under which the issuer owes the holders a debt.

Shares of Stock

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset that provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.

Borrowers Sell

A term that is not typically used in economics; likely refers to the action of borrowers selling assets to meet debt obligations.