Effective with the current year, Fateful Company adopted a new accounting method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging of accounts receivable. Allowance for doubtful accounts, January 1 Provision for doubtful accounts during the year (2% on credit sales of P10,000,000) Accounts written off during the year Estimated uncollectible accounts per aging, December 31 What amount should be reported as doubtful accounts expense for the current year? 250,000 200,000 205,000 220,000

Effective with the current year, Fateful Company adopted a new accounting method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging of accounts receivable. Allowance for doubtful accounts, January 1 Provision for doubtful accounts during the year (2% on credit sales of P10,000,000) Accounts written off during the year Estimated uncollectible accounts per aging, December 31 What amount should be reported as doubtful accounts expense for the current year? 250,000 200,000 205,000 220,000

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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