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A customer is provided a $200 service on account and is sent an invoice. What is the correct journal entry on the date of service?
ADebit Cash $200; credit Fees Earned $200
BDebit Fees Earned $200; credit Accounts Receivable $200
CDebit Accounts Receivable $200; credit Fees Earned $200
DDebit Accounts Payable $200; credit Fees Earned $200
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Debit Accounts Receivable $200; credit Fees Earned $200
1. Revenue is recorded when the service is provided, so Fees Earned is credited.
2. No cash is received yet; the customer owes the amount, so a receivable arises.
3. Accounts Receivable, an asset that increases, is debited.
4. Option A wrongly uses Cash; option C reverses the entry; option D uses a payable instead of a receivable.
5. Therefore debit Accounts Receivable $200 and credit Fees Earned $200.
_Source: Jonick, Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA 4.0), §1.4.5 "Revenue Transactions on Account", p.30_
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