In: Accounting
Oakwood Company had accounts receivable of $758,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $27,000 just prior to writing off as worthless a customer’s $10,500 account receivable. The net realizable value of Oakwood’s accounts receivable as shown by the accounting records before and after the write off was as follows:
Multiple Choice
Before | After |
$731,000 | $720,500 |
Before | After |
$735,000 | $741,500 |
Before | After |
$731,000 | $731,000 |
Before | After |
$758,000 | $747,500 |
Net realizable value before write-off = Accounts receivable - Allowance for doubtful accounts
= $758,000 - $27,000
= $731,000
Net realizable value before write-off = (Accounts receivable - Accounts written off) - (Allowance for doubtful accounts - Accounts written off)
= ($758,000 - $10,500) - ($27,000 - $10,500)
= $747,500 - $16,500
= $731,000
Before | After |
$731,000 | $731,000 |
is the correct answer.