Niagara Art is a new business. During its first year of operations, credit sales were $44,000 and collections of credit sales were $33,000. One account, $625, was written off. Management uses the percent-of-sales method to account for bad debts expense and estimates 2% of credit sales to be uncollectible. Bad debts expense for the first year of operations is .

Secured loans are protected by collateral security. examples: title loans where the borrower uses the car title as collateral security interest rates are lower and repayments are longer therefore risk is low as a collateral security is given as guarantee to the bank in case of failure to pay the loanunsecured loans are not protected by collateral security but it is given on the creditworthiness of the borrower, trusting that she/he will pay on time. examples; payday loans is a short term loan where the borrower lends money from the bank and pays is back when the borrower receives his/her wages.interest rates are high and repayments are shorter. but the risk is high as no collateral security is given as a guarantee to the bank for payment of the loan

Well, i would start out by advertising a lot. take money out of unused profit to have build boards put up and internet advertising. also, make sure your store signs are large and noticeable. make sure you have good deals and prices that the average consumer would be okay with. also, location is key. being in a high technology based city/location would be excellent for your business because it is based off of technology. hope this ! : )