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Questions -
Q1. What is the principal source of income of a merchandising firm?
Q2. Why does a company sell on credit if it expects that some of the accounts will not be paid?
Q3. What are the uncollectible accounts?
Q4. What are the two methods of accounting for uncollectible accounts?
Q5. Which method of accounting for uncollectible accounts do we estimate bad debts at the end of the accounting period?
Q6. Can a business earn a gross profit but incur a net loss? Explain.
Q7. Under the periodic inventory method, how is the amount of inventory at the end of the year determined?
Q8. Is the accounting cycle of a service business different from that of a merchandising entity?
Q9. Give the two adjusting entries for merchandise inventory.
Q10. What are the different formats of income statement? Describe each.