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The bad debt expense account belongs to which of the following transaction cycles?a.Inventory and warehousing cycle.b.Capital acquisition and repayment cycle.c.Acquisition and payment cycle.d.Sales and collection cycle.e.Payroll and personnel cycle.

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The bad debt expense account belongs to which of the following transaction cycles?a.Inventory and warehousing cycle.b.Capital acquisition and repayment cycle.c.Acquisition and payment cycle.d.Sales and collection cycle.e.Payroll and personnel cycle.

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The bad debt expense account belongs to the Sales and Collection cycle. This is because bad debts usually arise from credit sales to customers that are recorded in the sales and collection cycle. When a customer fails to pay the amount owed, the company will record this as a bad debt expense.

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