Question

On January 1, 2009 the accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts carried balances of $20,000 (debit) and $500 (credit), respectively. During the year, the company reported revenues of $100,000; 30% of which were cash sales. There were $550 of receivables written-off as uncollectible in 2009. Cash collections of receivables amounted to $74,550. If the company estimates bad debts expense to be 1% of credit sales, determine the net realizable value of receivables appearing on the 2009 balance sheet:

Answer 1

The net realizable value of receivables appearing on the 2009 balance sheet is $14,250

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to calculate the balance of account receivables

Ending balance = Beginning Balance + Credit sales - Cash collected - Bad debt written off

Where

Beginning Balance = $20,000

Credit sales = $100,000 x ( 100% - 30% ) = $70,000

Cash collected = $74,550

Bad Debt written off = $550

Placing values in the formula

Ending balance = $20,000 + $70,000 - $74,550 - $550 = $14,900

Now, we need to calculate the balance of allowance for doubtful accounts as follow

Ending Balance = Beginning balance + Bad debt Expense - Bad debt written off

Where

Beginning balance = 500

Bad debt expense = $70,000 x 1% = $700

Bad debt written off = $550

placing values in the formula

Ending Balance = $500 + $700 - $550 = $650

Now calculate the balance of realizable value of account receivables as follow

Net realizable value of receivables = Ending balance of receivables - Ending balance of allowance for doubtful accounts = $14,900 - $650 = $14,250