GEN COMBO COLLEGE ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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Determine the net effect of errors on assets, liabilities, expenses, income and on owner’s equity.
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On October 12 of the current year, a company determined that a customer's account receivable was uncollectible and that the
account should be written off. Assuming the allowance method is used to account for bad debts, what effect will this write-off have
on the company's net income and total assets?
Multiple Choice
No effect on net income; no effect on total assets.
Decrease in net income; no effect on total assets.
Decrease in net income; decrease in total assets.
No effect on net income; decrease in total assets.
Since it started its operations in 2019, Valdo Co. carried no allowance for doubtful accounts.
Uncollectible receivables were expensed as written off and recoveries were credited to
income as collected. On March 1, 2023(after the financial statements were issued),
management recognized that Valdo accounting policy with respect to doubtful accounts was
not correct, and determined that an allowance for doubtful accounts was necessary.
Data for the five years follow:
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Credit sales
2,100,000
1,850,000
2,050,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Accounts written off
20,000
40,000
130,000
22,000
113,000
The year-end balance of accounts receivable are as follows:
December 31, 2022 - P1,000,000
December 31, 2023 P1,200,000
Recoveries
15,000
20,000
5,000
20,000
40,000
Bad debts are provided for as a percentage of sales.
a) The percentage to be used to compute for the allowance for bad debts on
December 31, 2023 would be
b) How much would be the doubtful accounts expense for 2023?
c)…
On October 12 of the current year, a company determined that a customer's account receivable was uncollectible and that the account should be written off. Assuming the direct write-off method is used to account for bad debts, what effect will this write-off have on the company's net income and total assets? Mutiple Choice
Decrease in net income; no effect on total assets.
No effect on net income; no effect on total assets.
Decrease in net income; decrease in total assets.
Increase in net income; no effect on total assets.
No effect on net income; decrease in total assets
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