Contemporary Financial Management
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Author: R. Charles Moyer, James R. McGuigan, Ramesh P. Rao
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine: The terms “average collection period, bad-debt loss ratio, and aging of accounts”.
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Using the following key, identify the effects of the following transactions or conditions on the various financial statement elements: I = increases; D = decreases; NE = no effect.
A.credit sale
b. Collection of a portion of accounts receivable
c. Estimate of bad debts
d. Write-off of a specific uncollectible account
Which of the following statements is true?a. Credit sales increase receivables.b. Collections on account decreasereceivables.c. Write-offs of accounts decreasereceivables.d. All of these statements are true.
The basis of estimating uncollectible accounts that focuses on the income statement rather than the balance sheet is the
a. Percentage of sales.
b. Aging of the accounts receivable.
c. Direct write off of receivables.
d. Percentage of receivables.
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- Which of the following estimation methods considers the amount of time past due when computing bad debt? A. balance sheet method B. direct write-off method C. income statement method D. balance sheet aging of receivables methodarrow_forward. Which method of recording bad debt loss is consistent with accrual accounting? a. Allowance method b. Direct writeoff method c. Percent of sales method d. Percent of accounts receivable method - When the allowance method is used, the entry to record the writeoff of a specific account would Decrease both accounts receivable and the allowance b. Decrease accounts receivable and increase allowance Increase both accounts receivable and the allowance d. Increase accounts receivable and decrease the allowance 3. Under the allowance method, the journal entry to record the writeoff of a specific uncollectible account a. Affects neither net income nor working capital b. Affects neither net income nor accounts receivable c. Decreases both net income and working capital d. Decreases both net income and accounts receivable 4. Under the allowance method, the entries at the time of collection of an account previously written off would a. Decrease the allowance for doubtful accounts b. Increase net…arrow_forwardWhich method of recording bad debt loss is consistent with accrual accounting? A. Allowance method B. direct write off method C. Percent of sales method D. Percent of accounts receivable methodarrow_forward
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