To Record Estimated Uncollectible Accounts Using the Allowance Method for Uncollectible

question 32

Multiple Choice

To record estimated uncollectible accounts using the allowance method for uncollectible accounts,the adjusting entry would be a debit to:

• A)Accounts Receivable and a credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
• B)Bad Debts Expense and a credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
• C)Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and a credit to Accounts Receivable.
• D)Loss on Credit Sales and a credit to Accounts Receivable.

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Definitions:

Elaborative Rehearsal

The kind of coding in which new information is related to information that is already known.

Levels-of-processing Model

A theory suggesting that memory retention is directly related to the depth of mental processing of information, ranging from shallow to deep.

Method of Savings

A measure of retention in which the difference between the number of repetitions originally required to learn a list and the number of repetitions required to relearn the list after a certain amount of time has elapsed is calculated.

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist best known for his research on memory, particularly for discovering the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.