Balances on 28 February 2021 Balance sheet section Vehicles at cost Equipment at cost Inventory Provision for bad debts Nominal accounts section Bad debts telephone Adjustment R 90 000 R 50 000 R 100 000 2 000 O A. R103 500 OB. R93 500 O C. R76 500 OD. R13 500 RR R R 500 1 500 Annual depreciation on equipment vehicles is calculated at 15% p.a. The carrying value of vehicles at the end of the year is:
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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