Problem 5-15 Castaway Company provided the following information for the current year: Allowance for doubtful accounts-January 1 Sales- all on credit Sales discount Sales returns and allowances Accounts written off as uncollectible Recovery of accounts written off 200,000 9,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 100,000 50,000 The entity recorded doubtful accounts expense at the rate of 5% of net credit sales. What amount should be reported as allowance for doubtful accounts on December 31? a. 450,000 b. 625,000 c. 600,000 d. 550,000
Problem 5-15 Castaway Company provided the following information for the current year: Allowance for doubtful accounts-January 1 Sales- all on credit Sales discount Sales returns and allowances Accounts written off as uncollectible Recovery of accounts written off 200,000 9,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 100,000 50,000 The entity recorded doubtful accounts expense at the rate of 5% of net credit sales. What amount should be reported as allowance for doubtful accounts on December 31? a. 450,000 b. 625,000 c. 600,000 d. 550,000
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 5-15 (AICPA Adapted)
the current year:
Allowance for doubtful accounts -January 1
Sales - all on credit
Sales discount
Sales returns and allowances
Accounts written off as uncollectible
Recovery of accounts written off
200,000
9,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
100,000
50,000
The entity recorded doubtful accounts expense at the rate of
5% of net credit sales.
What amount should be reported as allowance for doubtful
accounts on December 31?
a. 450,000
b. 625,000
c. 600,000
d. 550,000
Problem 5-16 (AICPA Adapted)
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.
250,000
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?
200,000
205,000
220,000
a. 220,000
b. 205,000
c. 200,000
d. 175,000
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