When an account is written off using the allowance method, accounts receivable A) is unchanged and the allowance for impairment increases. B) increases and the allowance for impairment increases. C) decreases and the allowance for impairment increases. D) decreases and the allowance for impairment decreases. The accounts receivable turnover rate for Fairbanks Corporation is 8, and for Pickford Company is 10. These statistics indicate that A) Pickford collects its accounts receivable within 10 days on average while Fairbanks collects its accounts receivable in 8 days on average. B) Pickford writes off as uncollectible a greater percentage of its accounts receivable than does Fairbanks Company. C) Pickford collects its accounts receivable faster than does Fairbanks Company. D) Pickford makes on average 10 credit sales annually to each of its customers, while Fairbanks makes 8 credit sales to each customer