FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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44.Which is a valid statement regarding the gross price, net price and allowance methods of recording accounts receivable from customers?
a. Under the gross method, sales discount is recorded when taken and this account is reported as an item of other expense in the statement of comprehensive income.
b. Under the net method, sales discount is recorded when not taken and this is reported as an item of other income in the statement of comprehensive income.
c. When accounts receivable have not yet been collected at the end of the year and the discount period has already lapsed, after appropriate adjusting entry (ies), the amount of net accounts receivable reported under the gross method is greater than the amount reported under the net method.
d. When accounts receivable have not yet been collected at the end of the year and the discount period has already lapsed, no adjusting entry is required under the net method.
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