College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
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ISBN: 9781337280570
Author: Scott, Cathy J.
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 3, Problem 6QY
A $250 payment for salaries expense was incorrectly journalized and posted as a debit to Salaries Expense for $2,500 and a credit to Cash for $2,500. Using the one-step method, how would the entry be corrected?
- a. Cash 2,500
Salaries Expense 2,500
- b. Salaries Expense 250
Cash 250
- c. Cash 2,250
Salaries Expense 2,250
- d. Salaries Expense 2,250
Cash 2,250
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What entry should be recorded on September I to record the write-off assuming the company
uses the allowance method?
a. Debit Bad Debts Expense $2.300; credit Accounts Receivable S2,300.
b. Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts S2.300; credit Bad Debts Expense $2,300.
c. Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,300; credit Accounts Receivable
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d. Debit Bad Debts Expense $2,300; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,300.
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a. Complies with the matching principle
b. Is acceptable from a theoretical point of view
c. Is only acceptable if bad debts are small, insignificant amounts
d. Is the primary method used to recognize Bad Debt Expense
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time of collection of a small account previously written off would
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Chapter 3 Solutions
College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
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