42. On January 1, 20X4, Alejandro Company reported accounts receivable of P2,000,000 and allowance for doubtful accounts of P100,000. The entity provided the following data: Credit Sales Write-Offs Recoveries 20X1 20X2 20X3 20X4 P11,100,000 12,250,000 14,650,000 15,000,000 P260,000 295,000 300,000 200,000 P22,000 37,000 36,000 50,000 The collections from customers during 20X4 totaled P14,000,000, excluding recoveries. Doubtful accounts are provided for as a percentage of credit sales. The entity calculated the percentage annually using the experience of the three (3) years before the current year. What amount should be reported as doubtful accounts expense for 20X4? A. P39,000 B. P31,000 C. P28,000 D. P35,000
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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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