WorksheetsAccounting Chapter 14
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts does not comply with generally accepted accounting principles
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False
When a customer account is written off under the allowance method, the book value of accounts receivable decreases
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False
A note provides a business with legal evidence of a debt in the event it becomes necessary to go to court to collect
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False
The total assets are reduced when a business accepts a note receivable from a customer needing an extension of time to pay an account receivable
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False
The book value of accounts receivable must be a resonable and unbiased estimate of the money the business expects to collect in the future
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False
The accounting concept Neutrality is applied when the process of making accounting estimates is free from bias
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False
The expense of an uncollectible account should be recorded in the accounting period that the account becomes uncollectible
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False
The account Allowance for Uncollecible Accounts has a natural credit balance
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False
A business usually knows at the end of the fiscal year which customer accounts will become uncollectible
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False
The account Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is reported on the Income Statement
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False
The percent of each age group of an accounts receivable aging that is expected to become uncollectible is determined by generally accepted accounting principles
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False
The adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts reduces the balance of the Accounts Receivable account
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False
A business having a $600 debit balance in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts and estimating its uncollectible accounts using accounts receivable againg to be $6,000 , would record a $6,600 credit to Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
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False
Interest rates are stated as a percentage of the principal
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False
Interest income is classified as revenue from normal operations
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False
When using the allowance method, writing off an uncollectible account does not change the net realizable value of accounts receivable
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False
The direct write-off method complies with generally accepted accounting principles
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False
The direct write-off method matches the expense of uncollectible accounts to the revenue that is earned in the same period
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False
The original amount of a note, sometimes referred to as the face amount
book value
interest rate
principal
maturity value
Crediting the estimated value of uncollectible accounts to a contra account
percent of accounts receivable method
allowance method
percent of sales method
direct write-off method
The interest earned on money loaned
interest expense
interest payable
interest income
interest uncollectible
The difference between an asset's account balance and its related contra account
book value
net realizable value
maturity value
interest income
A promissory note that a business accepts from a customer
note payable
note receivable
dishonored note
I don't know
The amount of accounts receivable a business expects to collect
maturity value
principal
interest income
net realizable value
The difference between the balance of Accounts Receivable and its contra account, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
book value
maturity value
book value of accounts receivable
principal
