Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
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ISBN: 9780078025556
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 15E
Inferring Bad Debt Write-Offs and Cash Collections from Customers
Microsoft develops, produces, and markets a wide range of computer software, including the Windows operating system. On its recent financial statements, Microsoft reported the following information about net sales revenue and
| Current Year |
Prior Year | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $333 and $375 | $14,987 | $13,014 |
| Net revenues | 69,943 | 62,484 |
According to its Form 10-K, Hassell recorded had debt expense of $88 and there were no bad debt recoveries during the current year. (Hint: Refer to the summary of the effects of accounting for
Required:
- 1. What amount of bad debts was written off during the current year?
- 2. Based on your answer to requirement (I). solve for cash collected from customers for the current year, assuming that all of Microsoft’s sales during the period were on open account.
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