Question

a check may be dishonored for all of the following reasons except: not enough funds to cover the amount of the check check looks like it was altered messy handwriting signature used to sign the check does not match the signature on the account question 12 3 pts choose the answer. how would you journalize a dishonored check that a customer used to pay on account? debit accounts receivable and credit cash debit miscellaneous expense and credit cash debit cash and credit accounts payable debit cash and credit accounts receivable

Explanation:

For the first question:

• A check can be dishonored if there are insufficient funds (non - sufficient funds or NSF).
• If the check appears altered (suspicious activity).
• If the signature does not match (authorization issue). But messy handwriting alone (as long as the key details like amount, payee, date, and signature are legible) is not a reason for dishonor.

For the second question:
When a customer's check (used to pay on account) is dishonored, the customer still owes the business. So, we debit Accounts Receivable (to increase the amount the customer owes) and credit Cash (to reverse the initial entry when the check was received as cash).

Answer:

For the first question: messy handwriting.
For the second question: debit Accounts Receivable and credit Cash.