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Problem 5.29
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Accounts receivable | $100,000 | |
Less: Allowance for bad debts | (14,000) | $86,000 |
The company’s accounting records revealed the following information for the year ended December 31, 2017:
Sales (all on account) | $800,000 |
Cash collections from customers | 820,000 |
Accounts written off | 30,000 |
Bad debts expense (accrued at 12/31/17) | 24,000 |
Required:
Using the information provided for 2017, calculate the net realizable value of accounts receivable at December 31, 2016, and prepare the appropriate balance sheet presentation for Carr Co., as of that point in time. (Hint: Use T-accounts to analyze the Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Bad Debts accounts. Remember that you are solving for the beginning balance of each account.)

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