Question

On January 1, 2017, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts for Darius Company carried balances of $20,000 and $550, respectively. During the year, the company reported $70,000 of credit sales. There were $400 of receivables written off as uncollectible in 2017. Cash collections of receivables amounted to $74,700. The company estimates that it will be unable to collect 5% of the year-end accounts receivable balance. The amount of bad debts expense recognized in the 2017 income statement will be: ________:
(A) $545
(B) $595
(C) $745
(D) $795

Answer 1

Answer:

(C) $745

Explanation:

The computation is given below:

For computing the bad debt  expense, first we have to determine the ending account receivable balance which is shown below:

Ending account receivable balance = Beginning account receivable + credit sales - collections - written off amount

= $20,000 + $70,000 - $74,700 - $400

= $15,300

So, the bad debt expense is

= Ending account receivable × given percentage

= $15,300 × 5%

= $745