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Goods for Less uses the balance sheet aging method to account for uncollectible debt on receivables. The following is the past-due category information for outstanding receivable debt for 2019.
To manage earnings more favorably, Goods for Less considers changing the past-due categories as follows.
A. Complete each table by filling in the blanks.
B. Determine the difference between totals uncollectible.
C. Describe the categories change effect on net income and
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