Some advertising campaigns aim to change consumer attitudes about a product. When a firm is trying to change attitudes, advertising campaign objectives are stated in terms. Which of the following is not a public relations tool? a. News release. b. Publicity. c. Free samples d. Press conference e. Feature article Many trade sales promotion methods, such as temporary price reductions, encourage the marketing channel to "overload" the channel with inventory that will not be sold soon. Overloading can increase sales in the short run but hurt sales in the longer term. Which trade sales promotion method can fight channel overloading?

Swathmore clothing corporation grants its customers 30 days' credit. the company uses the allowance method for its uncollectible accounts receivable. during the year, a monthly bad debt accrual is made by multiplying 3% times the amount of credit sales for the month. at the fiscal year-end of december 31, an aging of accounts receivable schedule is prepared and the allowance for uncollectible accounts is adjusted accordingly. at the end of 2012, accounts receivable were dollar 586.000 and the allowance account had a credit balance of dollar 50,000. accounts receivable activity for 2013 was as follows: the company's controller prepared the following aging summary of year-end accounts receivable: prepare a summary journal entry to record the monthly bad debt accrual and the write-offs during the year. (if no entry is required for a particular event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) prepare the necessary year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense. (if no entry is required for an event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) what is total bad debt expense for 2013? calculate the amount of accounts receivable that would appear in the 2013 balance sheet?