What amount should be recorded as Bad Debt Expense for the current year?
Not yet due:
22,000
Estimated Percentage Uncollectible: 3%
Estimated Amount Uncollectible: 660
Up to 120 days past due:
6500
Estimated Percentage Uncollectible: 14%
Estimated Amount Uncollectible:
910
Over 120 days past due:
2800
Estimated Percentage Uncollectible: 34%
Estimated Amount Uncollectible: 952
Estimated Balance in allowance for doubtful accounts: 2522
Current balance in allowance for doubtful accounts: 1200
Bad Debt Expense for the Year: 1322
Answer:
Explanation:
The adjusting entries are shown below:
A. Interest expense A/c Dr $370
To Interest Payable $370
(Being accrued interest adjusted)
B. Accounts receivable A/c Dr $1,830
To Service revenue A/c $1,830
(Being unbilled amount recorded)
C. Salary expense A/c Dr $900
To Salary Payable $900
(Being earned salaries are recorded)
Answer:
a. Profit margin = Income from operations / Sales
Profit margin = $73,745/$1,053,500
Profit margin = 0.07
Profit margin = 7%
b. Investment turnover = Sales/Invested assets
Investment turnover = $1,053,500/$245,000
Investment turnover = 4.3 times
c. Rate of return on investment = Profit margin * Investment turnover
Rate of return on investment = 7% * 4.3
Rate of return on investment = 30.10%
Corporate dividends are always paid in cash is not true among the given statements.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Corporates dividends are not always paid in cash sometimes they are paid in merchandise or as other assets. Dividends are earnings which corporations distribute to its stockholders and they are charge against the profit which the corporation generated over the specified period.
They are charged on the stock which is owned by all the shareholders/stockholders or other investors. The period which dividends are paid differs from one corporation to another. Some companies pay annually while others opt for quarterly payments or pay after 3 months.
