Sunnyside Vacations has a $1,200 account receivable from John Smith.On September 18,John makes a partial payment of $1,100 to Sunnyside.The journal entry made on September 18 by Sunnyside to record this transaction includes
A)a debit to the Cash account of $1,150.
B)a debit to the Accounts Receivable account of $1,150.
C)a credit to the Accounts Receivable account of $1,100.
D)a credit to the Accounts Receivable account of $1,050.

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When John makes a partial payment of $1,100, Sunnyside would debit the Cash account to increase it and credit the Accounts Receivable account to decrease it by the amount paid, which is $1,100.

Sunnyside Vacations Has a $1,200 Account Receivable from John Smith