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Tudor Corp. has an ending balance in the accounts receivable account of $20,000. Tudor recorded bad debt expense of $1,000. Tudor has an ending balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts of $2,000. What is the net accounts receivable balance?

18,000

Prime Corp. has an ending balance in the accounts receivable account of $100,000. Prime recorded bad debt expense of $3,000. Prime has an ending balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts of $7,000. What is the net accounts receivable balance?

93,000

Amend Inc. debited Accounts Receivable and credited Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to reestablish an account previously written off. Amend Inc. should also debit _______ and credit _______.

Cash; Accounts Receivable

Joyce Corp. uses the percentage-of-receivables method to account for bad debt expense. Joyce determines that a customer account of $20,000 should be written off as uncollectible. The write off of the account will include which of the following entries?

Debit to Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Credit to Accounts Receivable

Where is a note receivable reported in the balance sheet?

In either current or noncurrent assets, as appropriate.

a trade discount is

a percentage reduction from list price.

A(n) ___ ___ is the legal right to receive cash from a credit sale and represents an asset of the company.

accounts receivable

An informal credit arrangement with a customer for payment to be received after the sale is classified as a(n)

accounts receivable

The allowance for uncollectible accounts is a contra account to

accounts receivable

The approach that considers the age of various accounts receivables to estimate uncollectible accounts is referred to as the ___ method of accounts receivable.

aging

A partial adjustment to the amount owed by the customer for goods that were not returned, but did not fully meet the customer's expectations is referred to as a sales

allowance

To record an estimate for future bad debts at the end of the period, an adjustment would be made with a credit to

allowance for uncollectible accounts

Accounts receivable should be classified as a(n)

asset

Accounts receivable should be classified as a(n) ___

asset

The cost of estimated accounts receivable that will not be collected is referred to as ___ ___ expense.

bad debt

The estimated expense for accounts that may not be collected is referred to as

bad debt expense

Compared to other methods of estimating uncollectible accounts, the aging of accounts receivables method tends to

be more accurate

A trade discount is a reduction from the list price, which is used to:

change prices without publishing a new catalog disguise real prices from competitors give quantity discounts to customers

The account "Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts" is classified as

contra asset to accounts receivable

Allowance for uncollectible accounts has a credit balance because it is an() ___ account

contra-asset

The account "Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts" normally has a ___ balance

credit

When a business provides services to a customer, and the customer promises to pay later, this is referred to as

credit sales

the income statement approach for estimating bad debts uses a percentage of

credit sales

The journal entry to record bad debt expense includes:

credit to allowance for uncollectible accounts debit to bad debt expense

The income statement approach for estimating bad debts focuses on

current year's credit sales.

Shannon Corp. uses the aging method to account for bad debt expense. Shannon determines that a customer account of $10,000 should be written off as uncollectible. The write off of the account will include

debit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.

Ophelia Inc. just learned that Patton Inc., one of its customers with an outstanding accounts receivable balance, filed for bankruptcy. Assuming that the company utilizes the allowance method, Ophelia should record a(n):

decrease in accounts receivable

A sales allowance ____ the amount owed by the customer for merchandise that is _____ by the customer.

decreases; retained

The Accounts Receivable account is reduced when the seller:

determines that a specific customer account will not be collectible

True or false: Accounts receivable not expected to be collected should be counted in the assets of the company until they are later written off.

false

Under the allowance method, companies estimate _____ uncollectible amounts and report those estimates in the _____ year.

future; current

The direct write-off method is required for

income GAAP reporting purposes

Using a percentage of each period's net credit sales to estimate bad debt expense is a(n) ___ ___ approach to measuring bad debts

income statement

When the allowance method is used, the write-off of an uncollectible account:

no effect on net income

Raven receives a 3-year note receivable from a customer for goods sold. How should Raven report this note receivable in its financial statements?

noncurrent asset

Pixie Inc. writes off a specific accounts receivable. If Pixie is using the allowance method, the write off will _____ net income.

not affect

Receivables not expected to be collected should

not be counted in assets of the company

Receivables not expected to be collected should ___

not be counted in assets of the company.

A formal, signed credit agreement between a lender and a borrower is called a(n) _____ by the lender.

note receivable

A formal credit arrangement between a creditor and debtor is called a(n)

notes receivable

A cash discount representing a reduction in the amount to be paid by a credit customer if the customer pays within a specified period of time is also referred to as a(n) ___ discount.

sales

When a customer returns a product for a refund, in which account is the entry recorded?

sales return

The allowance method estimates

uncollected accounts

When the direct write-off method is used, an entry for bad debt expense is required

when the account receivable is determined to be uncollectible.

When an account previously written off is collected in full, which is required to ensure the accounting for the complete payment history of the customer?

An entry to reinstate the account receivable and an entry to record payment.

Which of the following is a discount in the amount to be paid if the customer pays within a specified time period?

sales discount

Sales to customers in which the customers pay within 30 to 60 days are referred to as ___

sales on account. credit sales.

When merchandise is returned for a refund or for credit to be applied to other purchases, the situation is called a(n) ___ ___

sales return

A company that expects that some of its customers will not pay the agreed upon sales price must utilize the

allowance method

Accounts receivable are typically classified as current assets because

they will be converted to cash within 1 year.

accounts receivable are typically classified as current assets because

they will be converted to cash within 1 year.

The allowance method is required by ___

GAAP

A trade discount is a reduction from the list price, which is used to:

disguise real prices from competitors give quantity discounts to customers change prices without publishing a new catalog


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