17.The following information is provided: Unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $1,100 (debit) Accounts Receivable, December 31 245,500 Sales Returns and Allowances 5,500 Sales 850,000 Sales Discounts 15,000 Required: 1. Prepare the adjusting entry if bad debts are estimated to be 1.5% of net sales. 2. Compute the amount of the adjusting entry if bad debts are estimated to be 3% of ending accounts receivable.
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
17.The following information is provided:
Unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $1,100 (debit)
Sales Returns and Allowances 5,500
Sales 850,000
Sales Discounts 15,000
Required:
1. Prepare the
2. Compute the amount of the adjusting entry if bad debts are estimated to be 3% of ending accounts receivable.
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