Question

On December 31 of the current year, the unadjusted trial balance of a company using the percent of receivables method to estimate bad debt included the following: Accounts Receivable, debit balance of $97,800; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, credit balance of $1,021. What amount should be debited to Bad Debts Expense, assuming 3% of outstanding accounts receivable at the end of the current year are estimated to be uncollectible

Answer 1

The amount that should be debited to Bad Debts Expense, assuming 3% of outstanding accounts receivable at the end of the current year are estimated to be uncollectible is $1,913

What is bad debts expenses?

Bad debt are debts owned to a business which cannot be recovered. Here, the customer has chosen not to pay this amount.

Computation of amount to be debited to Bad Debts Expense:

=  Accounts Receivable, debit balance of $97,800 *  3% of outstanding accounts receivable at the end of the current year

= $97,800 *  3%

= $2,934

Then,

= $2,934 - $1,021

= $1,913

Hence, the amount that should be debited to Bad Debts Expense, assuming 3% of outstanding accounts receivable at the end of the current year are estimated to be uncollectible is $1,913

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