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. On July 10, Gideon received a check for the full amount of $2,000 from Hopkins. On July 10, the entry or entries Gideon makes to record the recovery of the bad debt is:
A.
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkins | 2,000 | |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 2,000 | |
| Cash | 2,000 | |
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkins | 2,000 |
B.
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkins | 2,000 | |
| Bad debts expense | 2,000 | |
| Cash | 2,000 | |
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkins | 2,000 |
C.
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 2,000 | |
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkinse | 2,000 | |
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkins | 2,000 | |
| Cash | 2,000 |
D.
| Cash | 2,000 | |
| Accounts Receivable-A. Hopkins | 2,000 |
E.
| Cash | 2,000 | |
| Bad debts expense | 2,000 |
Answer: A
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