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Using the aging-of-accounts-receivable method to estimate uncollectible receivables,CMU Corporation estimates that $3,750 of its accounts receivable will be uncollectible.Prior to adjustment,the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $600.Bad debt expense to be reported on the income statement is:


A) $4,350
B) $3,750
C) $3,150
D) $600

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Under the aging-of-accounts-receivable method:


A) the balance in accounts receivable prior to adjustment must be considered
B) the balance in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts prior to adjustment is ignored
C) the balance in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts prior to adjustment must be considered
D) the balance in Bad Debt Expense prior to adjustment must be considered

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Once the bank reconciliation has been completed,journal entries must be made for the book side of the reconciliation.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following does not require a journal entry for a bank reconciliation?


A) outstanding cheques
B) bank service charge
C) collection by the bank of a note receivable
D) NSF cheque returned by the bank

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following ratios is considered to be a more stringent measure of a company's ability to pay its current liabilities than the current ratio?


A) acid-test ratio
B) equity ratio
C) debt ratio
D) days' sales in receivables

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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When preparing a bank reconciliation,which of the following items would be added to the book balance?


A) EFT payments
B) deposits in transit
C) NSF cheques
D) EFT cash receipts

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Outstanding cheques are deposits you have recorded but the bank has not.

A) True
B) False

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After a customer's account has been written off under the allowance method,the customer sends the company the amount owed.Before the receipt of cash can be recorded,the company must first:


A) debit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
B) credit Bad Debt Expense
C) debit Accounts Receivable
D) credit Accounts Receivable

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In a bank reconciliation,a deposit in transit is:


A) added to the bank balance in the general ledger
B) added to the bank balance on the bank statement
C) deducted from the bank balance in the general ledger
D) deducted from the bank balance on the bank statement

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Financing expenses are typically classified as an operating expense.

A) True
B) False

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Under the allowance method for estimating uncollectible accounts,the entry to write off an account:


A) reduces total assets
B) reduces net income
C) has no effect on total assets
D) increases net income

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Using the aging-of-accounts-receivable method,you estimate that total uncollectible accounts are $3,800.The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts prior to adjustment has a credit balance of $1,100.The amount of the adjusting entry should be:


A) $4,900
B) $3,800
C) $2,700
D) $1,100

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The cost of printing cheques should be deducted from the bank side of a bank reconciliation.

A) True
B) False

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Under a lock-box system,customers' payments are initially received by the company's:


A) accounts receivable department
B) treasurer's department
C) purchasing department
D) bank

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following are excluded from the numerator in the calculation of the acid-test ratio?


A) inventory and accounts receivable
B) prepaid expenses and cash
C) inventory and prepaid expenses
D) inventory and short-term investments

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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