Reference - Overextended Debtor

question 41

Multiple Choice

Reference - Overextended Debtor. Dennis purchased a big screen television from ABC Electronics and financed the purchase through ABC Electronics based on an agreement granting ABC Electronics a security interest in the television and requiring that Dennis make monthly payments. Three months later, because Dennis had bought a boat, a new car, an expensive engagement ring for his girlfriend, and some other items, he was unable to continue making payments on the television. The manager from ABC Electronics called and asked Dennis to return the television. Dennis refused on the basis that ABC Electronics never perfected its interest in the television. Which of the following is the correct designation for the television in the agreement between Dennis and the electronic store?

• A) Pledged goods.
• B) Acknowledged goods.
• C) Collateral.
• D) Defined security.
• E) Illegal security.

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Definitions:

Period Cost

Expenses directly tied to time that are not directly tied to the production process, such as administrative expenses.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.

Period Cost

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production process and are expensed in the period they are incurred, such as selling and administrative expenses.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in unit product costs.