During its first year of operations, Mack's Plumbing Supply Co. had sales of $3,250,000, wrote off $27,800 of accounts as uncollectible using the direct write-off method, and reported net income of $487,500. Determine what the net income would have been if the allowance method had been used, and the company estimated that 1% of sales would be uncollectible.

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**Effect of Doubtful Accounts on Net Income**

During its first year of operations, Mack’s Plumbing Supply Co. had sales of $3,250,000, wrote off $27,800 of accounts as uncollectible using the direct write-off method, and reported net income of $487,500. Determine what the net income would have been if the allowance method had been used, and the company estimated that 1% of sales would be uncollectible.

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Under the direct write-off method, Bad Debt Expense is recorded when the customer's account is determined to be worthless and written off. There is no adjusting entry at year-end to record estimated bad debt.

To compute net income using the allowance method, first compute net income before write-off of accounts associated with the bad debt expense. Then determine how an amount estimated for Bad Debt Expense, based on a percent of sales, would affect that net income.

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Transcribed Image Text:**Effect of Doubtful Accounts on Net Income** During its first year of operations, Mack’s Plumbing Supply Co. had sales of $3,250,000, wrote off $27,800 of accounts as uncollectible using the direct write-off method, and reported net income of $487,500. Determine what the net income would have been if the allowance method had been used, and the company estimated that 1% of sales would be uncollectible. _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **Feedback** **Check My Work** Under the direct write-off method, Bad Debt Expense is recorded when the customer's account is determined to be worthless and written off. There is no adjusting entry at year-end to record estimated bad debt. To compute net income using the allowance method, first compute net income before write-off of accounts associated with the bad debt expense. Then determine how an amount estimated for Bad Debt Expense, based on a percent of sales, would affect that net income. [Learning Objective 5](#) **Navigation Buttons:** - Previous - Next - Check My Work
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