On June 20 of the prior year, a company determined that a customer's account receivable was uncollectible and that the account should be written off. Unexpectedly, on September 1 of the current year, the customer paid the account in full. Assuming the allowance method is used to account for bad debts, what effect will this recovery have on the company's net income and total assets? A. No effect on net income; decrease in total assets
B. No effect on net income; no effect on total assets (chosen answer)
C. Increase in net income; no effect on total assets
D. Decrease in net income; no effect on total assets
E. Decrease in net income; decrease in total assets

For each separate case below, follow the 3-step process for adjusting the prepaid asset account at december 31. step 1: determine what the current account balance equals. step 2: determine what the current account balance should equal. step 3: record the december 31 adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2. assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year. a. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $4,700 debit balance to start the year. a re- view of insurance policies and payments shows that $900 of unexpired insurance remains at year-end. b. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. a review of insurance policies and payments shows $1,040 of insurance has expired by year-end. c.prepaidrent.onseptember1ofthecurrentyear,thecompanyprepaid$24,000 for 2 years of rentfor facilities being occupied that day. the company debited prepaid rent and credited cash for $24,000.