Deadweight loss is a type of economic inefficiency when a good or service is not at its economic equilibrium (where supply equals demand). This loss may be experienced because of a tax or subsidy, or because of market power, such as a monopoly. Economists refer to deadweight loss when they want to show the negative effects of certain policy decisions that are less than optimal.
Answer:Worthy journal $
Date
March 14, 2022
Bad debt Dr 2600
Receivable Cr 2600
Narration. Record of receivables written off to income account on account becoming unrecoverable.
Explanation:
The direct method of written off bad debts do not make provision for estimate of receivables that are likely to go bad in which the estimate is recognised as debit to income statement and the corresponding credit entry is used to reduce the receivables, with adjustment been made at the year end for variances.
In the direct method the actual bad debts is debited in the income s statement and credited to the receivables accounts.
The cost was $1.15 billion
The beginning period retained earnings, net profit/net loss made during the accounting period, and cash and stock dividends paid during the accounting period. (i may be wrong because there was no picture but i this is right)
