The following information pertains to Lightning Inc., at the end of December: Credit Sales $20,000 10,000 13,900 Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 400 credit Cash Sales 20,000 Lightning uses the aging method and estimates it will not collect 7% of accounts receivable not yet due, 17% of receivables up to 30 days past due, and 45% of receivables greater than 30 days past due. The accounts receivable balance of $13,900 consists of $9,500 not yet due, $2,400 up to 30 days past due, and $2,000 greater than 30 days past due. What is the appropriate amount of Bad Debt Expense?
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.
![The following information pertains to Lightning Inc., at the end of December:
Credit Sales
$20,800
Accounts Payable
10,000
Accounts Receivable
13,900
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
400 credit
Cash Sales
20,000
Lightning uses the aging method and estimates it will not collect 7% of accounts receivable not yet due, 17% of receivables up to 30 days
past due, and 45% of receivables greater than 30 days past due. The accounts receivable balance of $13,900 consists of $9,500 not yet
due, $2,400 up to 30 days past due, and $2,000 greater than 30 days past due. What is the appropriate amount of Bad Debt Expense?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe0882c31-1bdc-4bff-a88e-dac722929c02%2F3d3a9c8a-c344-4396-add2-2f81a94eb7c4%2F7eco6ds_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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