Searcy has accounts receivable of $700,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $54,000. On January 24, 2020, it is learned that the company’s receivable from Hutley Inc. is not collectible and therefore management authorized a write-off of $8,000. The journal entry to record the write-off will include a Select one: a. Debit to Bad Debts Expense. b. Debit to Sales. c. None of the above d. Credit to Accounts Receivable. e. Credit to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

d. Credit to Accounts Receivable.

Explanation:

Hutley Inc. is not going to pay the $8,000 to Searcy, therefore Searcy will make the following entry to write off the balance from Account Receivables.

Debit: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $8,000

Credit: Accounts Receivables $8,000

To write-off Hutley Inc. receivables.

The answer is: As long as there are economic costs, accounting profit will be greater than economic profit.

Economic costs are defined as the opportunity cost incurred when processing inputs for production, while economic profit is defined as the combination between the revenue that a business entity generates and the monetary and opportunity costs that it pays.

Accounting profit, on the other hand only accounts for the monetary costs that a business entity has to pay and the revenue that it generates.