Bad Debt Expense: Percentage of Credit Sales Method Bradford Plumbing had the following data for a recent year: Credit sales Allowance for doubtful accounts, 1/1 (a credit balance) Accounts receivable, 1/1 Collections on account receivable Accounts receivable written off Bradford estimates that 2.7% of credit sales will eventually default. $547,900 8,740 42,340 489,770 14,250
Bad Debt Expense: Percentage of Credit Sales Method Bradford Plumbing had the following data for a recent year: Credit sales Allowance for doubtful accounts, 1/1 (a credit balance) Accounts receivable, 1/1 Collections on account receivable Accounts receivable written off Bradford estimates that 2.7% of credit sales will eventually default. $547,900 8,740 42,340 489,770 14,250
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Transcribed Image Text:Bad Debt Expense: Percentage of Credit Sales Method
Bradford Plumbing had the following data for a recent year:
Credit sales
Allowance for doubtful accounts, 1/1 (a credit balance)
Accounts receivable, 1/1
Collections on account receivable
Accounts receivable written off
Bradford estimates that 2.7% of credit sales will eventually default.
Required:
1. Compute bad debt expense for the year (rounding to the nearest whole number).
$547,900
8,740
42,340
489,770
14,250
2. Determine the ending balances in accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts.
Ending Balance
Accounts receivable
Allowance for doubtful accounts
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