On Thursday, Trista receives a letter from Charlie in which he offers to sell her a diamond ring. The letter states: "if you choose to accept, you must do so prior to 2:00 p. m. tomorrow." Trista had a telegram of acceptance dispatched before 2:00 p. m. on Friday. The telegram is delivered toCharlie's home at 2:15 p. m. Do Trista and Charlie have a contract?

A. No, because Trista's supposed acceptance was untimely.
B. Yes, because Trista dispatched the telegram prior to 2:00 p. m.
C. No, because Trista's use of a telegram was not a proper method to accept an offer.
D. Yes, unless Charlie is not home to receive the telegram.

Colorado rocky cookie company offers credit terms to its customers. at the end of 2018, accounts receivable totaled $715,000. the allowance method is used to account for uncollectible accounts. the allowance for uncollectible accounts had a credit balance of $50,000 at the beginning of 2018 and $30,000 in receivables were written off during the year as uncollectible. also, $3,000 in cash was received in december from a customer whose account previously had been written off. the company estimates bad debts by applying a percentage of 15% to accounts receivable at the end of the year. 1. prepare journal entries to record the write-off of receivables, the collection of $3,000 for previously written off receivables, and the year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense.2. how would accounts receivable be shown in the 2018 year-end balance sheet?