Horngren's Accounting (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133856781
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.1DC
Decision Case 9-1
Weddings on Demand sells on
| Net Sales Revenue | $ 350,000 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 210,000 |
| 4,000 | |
| Other Expenses | 61,000 |
Unhappy with the amount of bad debts expense she has been experiencing, Aledia Sanchez, controller, is considering a major change in the business. Her plan would be to stop selling on account altogether but accept either cash, credit cards, or debit cards from her customers. Her
Should Sanchez start accepting credit cards and debit cards? Show the computations of net income under her present arrangement and under the plan.
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