Reference no: EM132910272
Problem - Estimating doubtful accounts - The records of Ship Co. show the following information:
Accounts receivable, Jan. 1 180,000
Allowance for bad debts, Jan. 1 (Cr.) 12,600
Sales on account 900,000
Sales returns on credit sales 90,000
Write-offs 15,800
Recoveries 2,600
Collections, excluding recoveries 781,000
Requirements - Compute for the (1) bad debts expense, (2) ending balance of allowance for bad debts, and (3) carrying amount of accounts receivable on Dec. 31 under each of the following scenarios:
a. Percentage of net credit sales (2%)
b. Percentage of ending receivable (8%)