Reference no: EM131884460

Problem - Determining account balances: percent of revenue allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts

The following information pertains to Leslie's Floor Store sales on account and accounts receivable.

Accounts receivable balance, January 1,2012	$52,500
Allowance for doubtful accounts, January 1,2012	4,725
Sales on account, 2012	925,000
Cost of goods sold, 2012	615,000
Collections of accounts receivable, 2012	835,000

After several collection attempts, Leslie's wrote off $3,100 of accounts that could not be collected.  Leslie's estimates that bad debts expense will be 0.5 percent of sales on account.

Required -

a. Compute the following amounts.

(1) Using the allowance method, the amount of uncollectible accounts expense for 2012.

(2) Net realizable value of receivables at the end of 2012.

b. Explain why the uncollectible accounts expense amount is different from the amount that was written off as uncollectible.