A Company Uses the Allowance Method to Account for Bad

question 18

Multiple Choice

A company uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. What is the effect on each of the following accounts of the collection of an account previously written off? $\begin{array}{lcc}&\text { Allowance for } & \text { Accounts } \\&\text { Uncollectible Accounts } & \text { Receivable } \\\text { a. } & \text { Increase } & \text { Decrease } \\\text { b. } & \text { No effect } & \text { Decrease } \\\text { c. } & \text { Increase } & \text { No effect } \\\text { d. } & \text { No effect } & \text { No effect }\end{array}$

• A) Option a.
• B) Option b.
• C) Option c.
• D) Option d.

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