Johnson Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts
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Question
Johnson Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts receivable. Bad debt expense is established as a percentage of credit sales. For 2013, net credit sales totaled $5,400,000, and the estimated bad debt percentage is 1.50%. The allowance for uncollectible accounts had a credit balance of $51,000 at the beginning of 2013 and $44,500, after adjusting entries, at the end of 2013.
1) Determine the amount of accounts receivable written off during 2013?
2) If the company uses the direct write-off method, what would bad debt expense be for 2013?
Explanation / Answer
Solution-1)
Solution-2)
$87,500 the amount of accounts receivable written off.
Balance, beginning of year $51,000 Add: Bad debt expense for 2013 (1.50% × $5,400,000) $81,000 Less: End-of-year balance ($44,500) Accounts receivable written off $87,500Related Questions
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