A company’s Accounts Receivable balance at its December 31 year-end is $489,300, and its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $554 before year-end adjustment. Its net sales are $1,300,000. It estimates that 6% of outstanding accounts receivable are uncollectible. What amount of bad debts expense is recorded at December 31? a. $29,912 c. $78,000 e. $554 b. $28,804 d. $29,358
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.
A company’s
31 year-end is $489,300, and its Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts has a debit balance of $554 before year-end adjustment.
Its net sales are $1,300,000. It estimates that 6%
of outstanding accounts receivable are uncollectible. What
amount of
a. $29,912 c. $78,000 e. $554
b. $28,804 d. $29,358
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