MC Qu. 8-45 Assume Zap Industries reported the following...

Assume Zap industries reported the following adjusted account balances at year-end.

	2019				2018
Accounts Receivable	$	1,750,200			$	1,400,920
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		(98,000	)			(81,700	)
Accounts Receivable, Net	$	1,652,200			$	1,319,220

Assume the company recorded no write-offs or recoveries during 2019. What was the amount of Bad Debt Expense reported in 2019?

Multiple Choice

$16,300.

$81,700.

$32,600.

$98,000.

Problem 5-181 [LO 5-4]

Cottage Co. deposits all cash receipts on the day when they are received and it makes all cash payments by check. At the close of business on December 31, its Cash account shows a debit balance of $18,367. The companys bank statement as of December 31 shows an ending cash balance of $15,941. The following information was also available.

Outstanding checks as of December 31 total $2,271.

Included with the bank statement was a debit memo in the amount of $45 for service charges.

Check No. 2519, listed with the canceled checks, was correctly drawn for $815 in payment of a utility bill on December 16. The company mistakenly recorded it with a debit to Utilities Expense and a credit to Cash in the amount of $870.

The December 31 cash receipts of $3,455 were placed in the banks night depository after banking hours and were not recorded on the December 31 bank statement.

The bank deducted $1,252 for an NSF check from a customer deposited on December 10.

Required: Prepare the bank reconciliation as of December 31.

Cottage Co. Bank Reconciliation At December 31 Updates to Bank Statement Updates to Company's Books Ending Cash Balance per Bank Statement Additions: Ending Cash Balance per Books Additions Deductions: Deductions: Up-to-date ending cash balance Up-to-date ending cash balance