The percentage of sales approach to estimate bad debt involves an income statement approach that emphasizes: a.

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The percentage of sales approach to estimate bad debt involves an income statement approach that emphasizes:

a. matching the dollar value of credit sales for the period to the dollar value of the bad debt expense.

b. matching the dollar value of outstanding receivables for credit sales to the dollar value of bad debt expense.

c. recording a higher bad debt expense for accounts that have been outstanding for a longer period of time.

d. recording the dollar value of sales for the period to the dollar value of the allowance for doubtful accounts.

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Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume I

ISBN: 978-1260305821

16th Canadian edition

Authors: Kermit Larson, Tilly Jensen, Heidi Dieckmann

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