22. Nichols Corporation's accounts payable at December 31, 20x2, totaled P4,500,000 before any necessary year-end adjustments relating to the following transactions: ● On December 27, 20x2, Nichols wrote and recorded checks to creditors totaling P2,000,000 causing an overdraft of P500,000 in Nichols's bank account at December 31, 20x2. The checks were mailed January 10, 20x3. On December 28, 20x2, Nichols purchased and received goods for P750,000, terms 2/10, n/30. Nichols records purchases and accounts payable at net amount. The invoice was recorded and paid January 3, 20x3. ACCNTG2|5 Goods shipped FOB destination on December 31, 20x2 from a vendor to Nichols, were received January 2, 20x3. The invoice cost was P325,000. At December 31, 20x2, what amount should Nichols report as total accounts payable? a. 7,575,000 b. 7,250,000 c. 7,235,000 d. 7,553,500
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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