Gideon Company Uses the Allowance Method of Accounting for Uncollectible

Multiple Choice

Gideon Company uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts. On May 3, the Gideon Company wrote off the $2,000 uncollectible account of its customer, A. Hopkins. The entry or entries Gideon makes to record the write off of the account on May 3 is:

A) $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Accounts Receivable -A. Hopkins } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Allowance for Doubtril Accounts } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
B) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Accounts Receivable -A. Hopkins } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Bad debts expense } & & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Cash } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable -A. Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
C) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Cash } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable -A. Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
D) $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Allowance for Doubtril Accounts } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable - A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
E) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Allowance for Doubtrul Accounts } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Bad debts expense } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$