Firms extending credit to customers should

A.

strive for zero uncollectible accounts to eliminate the need for establishing a bad debt expense and maintaining an allowance for uncollectible accounts.

B.

grant credit to a given group of customers whenever the amount collected from the credit sales to that group exceeds the cost of goods sold and the other costs of serving that group.

C.

should ignore collection efforts aimed at those customers who have not paid their bills because the cost of staffing and maintaining a collection department are never cost effective.

D.

grant credit indiscriminately otherwise the firm may be charged with discrimination in the granting of credit and could be found to be in violation of Federal laws.