Bad Debts MCQS – Multiple Choice Questions – Online Quiz

1.If the management decides to lower down the provision for doubtful debt, it will:

Increase net profit

Decreases net profit

Increase gross profit

2.When at the time of sale, vendor gives credit terms of 3/10, net 30, 3 refers to the?

Interest rate

Discount rate

Installment rate

3.The entry to record bad debt for the period is:

Bad debt debit : Provision for bad debts credit

Bad debt debit : Debtors credit

Provision for bad debts debit : bad debts credit

4.Bad debts are recorded in?

Balance sheet

Profit & loss account

Cash flow statements

5.Bad debts are recorded on which accounting principle:

Going concern

Substance over form

Prudence concept

6.Company decided to raise provision for bad debts from 3{1bb28fb76c3d282be6cfd0391ccf1d9529baae691cd895e2d45215811b51644c} to 5{1bb28fb76c3d282be6cfd0391ccf1d9529baae691cd895e2d45215811b51644c}. What will be the journal entry to record this?

Income statement debit : provision for doubtful debt

Bad debt expenses debit : Income statement credit

Provision for bad debts debit : income statement credit

7.To write off bad debt, following entry is passed:

Provision for bad debts debit : debtors credit

Provision for bad debts debit : bad debts credit

bad debts debit : debtors credit

8.bad debts written off subsequently recovered, the journal entry to record this:

Accounts receivable debit: provision for bad debts credit / cash debit : accounts receivable credit

Accounts receivable debit: bad debts credit / cash debit : accounts receivable credit

Bad debts debit: provision for bad debts credit / cash debit : accounts receivable credit

  1. The best method to record write off bad debts is:

Direct method

Indirect method

10.Normaly balance of Provision for bad debts is:

Debit balance

Credit balance

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