Compare and contrast the direct write-off method and the allowance method for bad debts. At a minimum, please consider the following in your a. When is the expense for uncollected accounts receivable recognized under each method?
b. Why is the direct write-off method not considered to follow generally accepted accounting?

Coop inc. owns 40% of chicken inc., both coop and chicken are corporations. chicken pays coop a dividend of $10,000 in the current year. chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year. assume coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in chicken. what is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction)?

Search engines generate revenue through pay-per-click (each time a user clicks a link to a retailer’s website); pay-per-call (each time a user clicks a link that takes the user to an online agent waiting for a call); or pay-per-conversion (each time a website visitor is converted to a customer)

Most economists report the elasticity of demand asa. the absolute value of the actual number.b. a negative number, since price and quantity demanded move in opposite directions.c. a percentage, since both the numerator and denominator are percentages.d. a dollar amount, since we are measuring the change in price.