Cedar Mill, Inc. uses the Aging of Accounts Receivable method for estimating uncollectible accounts. The accounting records show the following information at the end of the year:
Number of Days Unpaid | ||||||||||||||||
0 - 30 | 31 - 60 | 61 - 90 | Over 90 | |||||||||||||
Accounts Receivable | $ | 740,000 | $ | 480,000 | $ | 220,000 | $ | 160,000 | ||||||||
Estimated % Uncollectible | 5 | % | 10 | % | 15 | % | 25 | % | ||||||||
If the unadjusted credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account before is $30,000, what would be the amount of the adjustment for bad debts?
Multiple Choice
$158,000
$90,000
$69,000
$128,000
Adjustment for bad debts= Allowance for bad debts- unadjusted credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance bad debts for the year
Accounts receivable | Estimated % of uncollectables | Bad debts |
740000 | 5 | 37000 |
480000 | 10 | 48000 |
220000 | 15 | 33000 |
160000 | 25 | 40000 |
Bad debts expenses | 158000 |
As there is no balance of allowance for bad dests is given in the question , bad debts expenes will be the allownace for bad debts balance.
Adjustment for bad debts= Allowance for bad debts- unadjusted credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
=158000-30000
= $ 128000
Option 4 has to be selected
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