A debt of $1,500 has been written off as an irrecoverable receivable, six months later it is announced that the company will recover $500 out of $1,500- what will be the journal entry a- Debt-cash-500, credit receivable 500 b- Debit receivable- 500, credit irrecoverable receivable-500 c- Debit-receivable-500, credit-cash 500 d- Debit irrecoverable receivable expense-500,credit-allowance for irrecoverable receivables-500
A debt of $1,500 has been written off as an irrecoverable receivable, six months later it is announced that the company will recover $500 out of $1,500- what will be the journal entry a- Debt-cash-500, credit receivable 500 b- Debit receivable- 500, credit irrecoverable receivable-500 c- Debit-receivable-500, credit-cash 500 d- Debit irrecoverable receivable expense-500,credit-allowance for irrecoverable receivables-500
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A debt of $1,500 has been written off as an irrecoverable receivable, six months later it is announced that the company will recover $500 out of $1,500- what will be the
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a- Debt-cash-500, credit receivable 500
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b- Debit receivable- 500, credit irrecoverable receivable-500
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c- Debit-receivable-500, credit-cash 500
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d- Debit irrecoverable receivable expense-500,credit-allowance for irrecoverable
receivables-500
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