In: Accounting
Question 5
Assume Deloitte & Touche, the accounting firm, advises Deep Sea Seafood that their financial statements must be changed to confirm with GAAP. At December 31, 2016, Deep Sea Seafood accounts include the following:
Cash |
$51,000 |
Short-term trading investments, at cost |
19,000 |
Accounts receivable |
37,000 |
Inventory |
61,000 |
Prepaid expenses |
14,000 |
Total current assets |
$182,000 |
Accounts payable |
$62,000 |
Other current liabilities |
41,000 |
Total current liabilities |
$103,000 |
Deloitte & Touche advised Deep Sea Seafood that:
2018.
the investments a couple of weeks ago.
Deep Sea Seafood has been using the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible
receivables. During 2016, Deep Sea Seafood wrote off bad receivables of $7,000. Deloitte &
Touche determines that bad debt expense for the year should be 2.5% of sales revenue, which
totaled $600,000 in 2016.