From inception of operations, Murr Company provided for uncollectible accounts expense         under the allowance method.                   Provisions were made monthly at 2% of credit sales, bad debts written off were charge to the         allowance account and recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the         allowance account .                   No year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made.                   The allowance for doubtful accounts was p120,000 om January 1, 2017.                   During the current year, credit sales totaled P9,000,000, interim provisions for doubtful accounts         were made at 2% of credit sales, P90,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts         previously written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to P15,000                   The entity prepared an aging of accounts receivable for the first time on December 31, 2017.                     Classification Balance Uncollectible     November-December 2,000,000 2%     July-October 600,000 10%     January-June 400,000 25%     Prior to January 1, 2017 200,000 75%       3,200,000               Based on the review of collectibility of the account balance in the "prior to January 1, 2017" aging category,         additional accounts totaling P60,000 are to be written off on a December 31, 2017                   Effective with the year ended December 31, 2017, the entity adopted a new accounting method for estimating         allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging analysis of accounts receivable.         2. What amount was recorded as doubtful accounts expense for 2017?           a. 180,000         b. 270,000         c. 300,000         d. 90,000                 3. What amount should be reported as doubtful accounts expense in the income statement for 2017?           a. 320,000         b. 180,000         c. 260,000         d. 185,000

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From inception of operations, Murr Company provided for uncollectible accounts expense
       
under the allowance method.
       
         
Provisions were made monthly at 2% of credit sales, bad debts written off were charge to the
       
allowance account and recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the
       
allowance account .
       
         
No year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made.
       
         
The allowance for doubtful accounts was p120,000 om January 1, 2017.
       
         
During the current year, credit sales totaled P9,000,000, interim provisions for doubtful accounts
       
were made at 2% of credit sales, P90,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts
       
previously written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to P15,000
       
         
The entity prepared an aging of accounts receivable for the first time on December 31, 2017.
       
         
  Classification Balance Uncollectible  
  November-December 2,000,000 2%  
  July-October 600,000 10%  
  January-June 400,000 25%  
  Prior to January 1, 2017 200,000 75%  
    3,200,000    
         
Based on the review of collectibility of the account balance in the "prior to January 1, 2017" aging category,
       
additional accounts totaling P60,000 are to be written off on a December 31, 2017
       
         
Effective with the year ended December 31, 2017, the entity adopted a new accounting method for estimating
       
allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging analysis of accounts receivable.
       
2. What amount was recorded as doubtful accounts expense for 2017?
       
  a. 180,000      
  b. 270,000      
  c. 300,000      
  d. 90,000      
         
3. What amount should be reported as doubtful accounts expense in the income statement for 2017?
       
  a. 320,000      
  b. 180,000      
  c. 260,000      
  d. 185,000      
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