
(a)
Accounts receivable:
Accounts receivable refers to the amounts to be received with interest, within a short period from customers upon the sale of goods, and services on account. In other words, accounts receivable are amounts customers owe to the business. Accounts receivable is an asset of a business.
Bad debt expense is an expense account. Amount of loss incurred from extending credit to the customers are recorded as bad debt expense. In other words, estimated uncollectible accounts receivable are known as bad debt expense.
Aging of receivables method:
A method of determining the estimated uncollectible receivables, based on the age of individual accounts receivable, is known as aging of receivables method.
The amount of the (1) accounts receivable outstanding and (2) estimated uncollectible amount of Company RLF using the accounts receivable aging schedule.
(b)
To compute: The amount to be adjusted to the allowance for doubtful accounts as per the age analysis, and to prepare
(c) (1)
To identify: The steps that RLF Company must consider to improve the accounts receivable situation.
(2)
To evaluate: Each step identified to improve the RLF Company’s accounts receivable situation in terms of the risks, and costs involved.

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