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1. ____ Companies use two separate accounts in order to report accounts receivable at its net realizable value. 2. ____ Bad debt expense is reported on the balance sheet as a contra account to accounts receivable. 3. ____ The matching principle says that expenses should be recorded the same period as the revenues they help generate. 4. ____ Once an account has been written off, it can never be reinstated on the books, even if it is later collected. 5. ____ The net accounts receivable number on the balance sheet represents the exact amount the company will collect in cash. 6. ____ All companies perform their estimation of uncollectible accounts in the same manner. 7. ____ Frequently, bad debt expense and the ending balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts will differ. 8. ____ The older a receivable, the less likely it is to be collected. 9. ____ The higher that receivables turnover is, the slower the receivables are being collected. 10. ____ To make statements more accurate, bad debt expense is recorded when a specific account is deemed uncollectible and written off.