Determine the amount to be added to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in each of the following cases and indicate the ending balance in each case. a. Credit balance of $400 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts just prior to adjustment. Using the aging method, the balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is estimated as $8,710. Line Item Description Amount Amount added $fill in the blank 1 Ending balance $fill in the blank 2 b. Credit balance of $400 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts just prior to adjustment. Bad debt expense is estimated at 2% of credit sales, which totaled $973,000 for the year. Line Item Description Amount Amount added $fill in the blank 3 Ending balance $fill in the blank 4
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.
Determine the amount to be added to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in each of the following cases and indicate the ending balance in each case.
a. Credit balance of $400 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts just prior to adjustment. Using the aging method, the balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is estimated as $8,710.
| Line Item Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Amount added | $fill in the blank 1 |
| Ending balance | $fill in the blank 2 |
b. Credit balance of $400 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts just prior to adjustment.
| Line Item Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Amount added | $fill in the blank 3 |
| Ending balance | $fill in the blank 4 |
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