Reference no: EM132124523
Your accounts receivable clerk, M Adams, to whom you pay a salary of $2,175 per month, has just purchased a new Acura. You decide to test the accuracy of the accounts receivable balance of $118,900 as shown in the ledger.
The following information is available for your first year in business.
(1) Collections from customers $287,100
(2) Merchandise purchased $464,000
(3) Ending merchandise inventory $130,500
(4) Goods are marked to sell at 40% above cost
Compute an estimate of the ending balance of accounts receivable from customers that should appear in the ledger and any apparent shortages. Assume that all sales are made on account.
a) The ending balance of accounts receivable from customers $______________________________
b) Apparent shortage $_________________________________