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Transcribed Image Text:Prior to recording the following, Elite Electronics, Inc., had a credit balance of $2,200 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
a. On August 31, a customer balance for $320 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off.
b. On December 15, the customer balance for $320 written off on August 31 was collected in full.
Required:
For each transaction listed above, indicate the amount and direction (+for increase, - for decrease) of effects on the financial
statement accounts and on the overall accounting equation. Hint: On December 15th, first reinstate the Accounts receivable and then
record the collection of cash. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders Equity with a minus sign.)
Assets
Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity
b(2)
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