Exercise 7-4

Your accounts receivable clerk, Mitra Adams, to whom you pay a salary of $3,615per month, has just purchased a new Acura. You decide to test the accuracy of the accounts receivable balance of $197,620as shown in the ledger.

The following information is available for your first year in business.

(1)Collections from customers$477,180

(2)Merchandise purchased771,200

(3)Ending merchandise inventory216,900

(4)Goods are marked to sell at40% above cost

Compute an estimate of the ending balance of accounts receivable from customers that should appear in the ledger and any apparent shortages.

Assume that all sales are made on account.

The ending balance of accounts receivable from customers$____________

Apparent shortage$____________