Which of the Following Is/are True

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is/are true?

• A)The percentage-of-sales procedure (1) estimates the amount of uncollectible accounts that will likely occur over time in connection with sales of each period and (2) makes an entry debiting Bad Debt expense and crediting Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.
• B)The aging-of-accounts-receivable procedure (1) estimates the amount of outstanding accounts receivable that the firm does not expect to collect and (2) adjusts the balance in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts so that, after the entry to recognize estimated uncollectibles, the balance in the account will equal the amount that the firm does not expect to collect.
• C)The percentage-of-sales and the aging-of-accounts-receivable procedures should produce a balance in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts that is approximately the same at the end of each period.
• D)all of the above.
• E)none of the above.

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