Before adjusting for uncollectible accounts, Minderman Company has accounts receivable of $90,000 and a debit balance of $900 in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The company estimates that 2 percent of one-half of its accounts receivable and 5 percent of the other half of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. Determine the bad debt expense for the current period. A.$2,250 B.$3,150 C.$4,050 D.$2,150
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.
Before adjusting for uncollectible accounts, Minderman Company has
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