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At the end of the current year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $803,120; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $5,189; and sales for the year total $2,213,000. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/2 of 1% of net sales.
a. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry
for bad debt expense.
$
b. Determine the adjusted balances of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, and Bad Debt Expense.
| Adjusted Balance | ||
| Accounts Receivable | $ | |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | ||
| Bad Debt Expense | ||
c. Determine the net realizable value of
accounts receivable.
$
| Requirement (1) | |||
| Estimated Bad debt Expense : 2213000*1/2*1% | $ 11,065 | ||
| Requirement (2) | |||
| Adjusted Balances | |||
| Accounts Receivable | $ 803,120 | ||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 5,876 | ||
| Bad debt Expense | $ 11,065 | ||
| Requirement (3) | |||
| Net Realisable Value : | |||
| Accounts Receivable | $ 803,120 | ||
| Less : Allowance for doubful accounts | $ (5,876) | ||
| $ 797,244 | |||
| Note : Please comment down for any issues | |||