Question

Martin Company needs additional time to pay its accounts payable to Boster Company. Martin makes a written promise to pay Boster the amount on a certain date. Boster records this transaction by debiting
A. Notes receivable and crediting accounts payable
B. Cash and crediting accounts receivable
C. Accounts receivable and crediting notes receivable
D. Notes receivable and crediting cash

Answer 1

The answer, on the point of view of Boster, is A. Debit notes receivable and credit accounts receivable (not payable i think). This is from the point of view of Boster. So to Boster, he will have an accounts receivable by Martin company. So what Martin did is that he offered a promissory note to Boster. This will increase Boster's notes receivable. At the same time, this will also lessen Boster's accounts receivable since this turned into a notes receivable.