Answer: The correct answer is b. debit to Bad Debts Expense for $1,800.
Explanation: The company adopts the aging bad debt method on receivable. The aging method is a way of classifying receivables as uncollectible based on the length of time the receivables have been outstanding and the probability of recoverability of such receivables.
To make a provision for bad debt expense: debit is passed to bad debt expense while credit is passed to allowance for doubtful accounts. The bad debt expense reports to the income statement while allowance for doubtful accounts reports to the balance sheet (statement of financial position). Based on the question, the allowance for doubtful accounts has a credit balance of $1,200; however, $3,000 was estimated to be uncollectible. In order to restate the amount to $3,000, we need to debit bad debt expense and credit allowance for doubtful accounts with $1,800 ($3,000 - $1,200).
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Answer:
3. retained earnings.
Explanation:
When a company earns profit, taxes are deducted to find the net profit or net earnings. From these, it pays dividends at a certain dividend payout ratio; which is usually dividends/ net profit. Whatever remains is reinvested back into the company for funding potential profitable projects and other expansions and are referred to as retained earnings. This gives the retention rate which is basically (1 - payout ratio).
Answer: Thursday December 18
Explanation:
The ex date for regular way trades will be set at Thursday December 18. The ex date for regular way trades is typically set a day before the record date.
In this case, we are told that the corporation declares a cash dividend on Friday, December 5th, which was payable to the holders of record on Friday, December 19th.
Since the record date is the question is Friday, December 19th, then the ex date for the regular way trades will be set at Thursday December 18 which is a day before the 19th.