At the end of the current year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $3,460,000; Allowance for Doubtful

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At the end of the current year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $3,460,000; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $12,500; and net sales for the year total $46,300,000. Bad debt expense is estimated at ½ of 1% of net sales.

Determine

(a) The amount of the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts;

(b) The adjusted balances of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, and Bad Debt Expense;

(c) The net realizable value of accounts receivable.


Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Corporate Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1133952411

12th edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan E. Duchac

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