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A company factored $51,000 of its accounts receivable and was charged a 3% factoring fee. The journal entry to record this transaction would include a:Multiple ChoiceDebit to Cash of $51,000, a debit to Factoring Fee Expense of $1,530, and credit to Accounts Receivable of $49,470.Debit to Cash of $51,000 and a credit to Notes Payable of $51,000.Debit to Cash of $51,000 and a credit to Accounts Receivable of $51,000.Debit to Cash of $49,470, a debit to Factoring Fee Expense of $1,530, and a credit to Accounts Receivable of $51,000.Debit to Cash of $52,530 and a credit to Accounts Receivable of $52,530.

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A company factored 51,000ofitsaccountsreceivableandwaschargeda351,000 of its accounts receivable and was charged a 3% factoring fee. The journal entry to record this transaction would include a:Multiple ChoiceDebit to Cash of 51,000, a debit to Factoring Fee Expense of 1,530,andcredittoAccountsReceivableof1,530, and credit to Accounts Receivable of 49,470.Debit to Cash of 51,000andacredittoNotesPayableof51,000 and a credit to Notes Payable of 51,000.Debit to Cash of 51,000andacredittoAccountsReceivableof51,000 and a credit to Accounts Receivable of 51,000.Debit to Cash of 49,470,adebittoFactoringFeeExpenseof49,470, a debit to Factoring Fee Expense of 1,530, and a credit to Accounts Receivable of 51,000.DebittoCashof51,000.Debit to Cash of 52,530 and a credit to Accounts Receivable of $52,530.

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The correct answer is: Debit to Cash of 49,470,adebittoFactoringFeeExpenseof49,470, a debit to Factoring Fee Expense of 1,530, and a credit to Accounts Receivable of $51,000.

Here's the step-by-step explanation:

  1. The company factored its accounts receivable, which means it sold its accounts receivable to a factoring company. This is done to get immediate cash.

  2. The factoring company charged a 3% fee on the 51,000ofaccountsreceivable.So,thefeeis51,000 of accounts receivable. So, the fee is 51,000 * 3/100 = $1,530.

  3. The cash that the company receives is the total accounts receivable minus the factoring fee. So, the cash received is 51,00051,000 - 1,530 = $49,470.

  4. The journal entry to record this transaction would be a debit to Cash for the amount received (49,470),adebittoFactoringFeeExpenseforthefeecharged(49,470), a debit to Factoring Fee Expense for the fee charged (1,530), and a credit to Accounts Receivable for the total amount of the accounts receivable that was factored ($51,000).

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