The existing balance in allowance for doubtful accounts is considered in computing bad debts expense in the a. direct write-off method. b. percentage of receivables basis. c. percentage of sales basis. d. percentage of receivables and percentage of sales basis.

howard, fine, & howard is an advertising agency. the firm uses an activity-based costing system to allocate overhead costs to its services. information about the firm's activity cost pool rates follows: stooge company was a client of howard, fine, & howard. recently, 7 administrative assistant hours, 3 new ad campaigns, and 8 meeting hours were incurred for the stooge company account. using the activity-based costing system, how much overhead cost would be allocated to the stooge company account?

About 20 years ago, sturdy light, inc., produced a sturdy, lightweight backpack in a market that was rapidly growing. sturdy light became a leader in this market. eventually, the backpack market reached the maturity stage and slowed down. however, by this time, sturdy light had developed a strong brand name and continued to steadily lead the market. which of the following describes this scenario? a. sturdy light was a star that developed into a cash cow. b. sturdy light was a question mark that developed into a star. c. sturdy light was a dog that developed into a question mark. d. sturdy light was a cash cow that developed into a star.

Mesa company produces wooden rocking chairs. the company has two production departments, cutting and assembly. the wood is cut and sanded in cutting and then transferred to assembly to be assembled and painted. from assembly, the chairs are transferred to finished goods inventory and then are sold.mesa has compiled the following information for the month of february: cutting department assemblydepartmentdirect materials $ 73,000 $ 13,000direct labor 73,000 108,000applied manufacturing overhead 159,000 171,000cost of goods completed and transferred out 233,000 255,000required: 1, 2, 3, & 4. prepare journal entries for the transactions in the cutting and assembly departments of mesa company. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.)