[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following data were selected from the records of Sykes Company for the year ended December 31, current year. Balances January 1, current year Accounts receivable (various customers) Allowance for doubtful accounts $118,000 6,000 In the following order, except for cash sales, the company sold merchandise and made collections on credit terms 2/10, n/30 (assume a unit sales price of $600 in all transactions). Transactions during current year: a. Sold merchandise for cash, $242,000. b. Sold merchandise to R. Smith; invoice price, $9,500. c. Sold merchandise to K. Miller; invoice price, $39,000.
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.
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