Question

TaeHwan Company accrues bad debt expense during the year at an amount equal to 3% of credit sales. At the end of the year, a journal entry adjusts the allowance for uncollectible accounts to a desired amount based on an aging of accounts receivable. At the beginning of 2018, the allowance account had a credit balance of $18,000. During 2018, credit sales totaled $480,000 and receivables of $14,000 were written off. The year-end aging indicated that a $21,000 allowance for uncollectible accounts was required. TaeHwan's bad debt expense for 2018 would be:

Answer 1

Answer: $17000

Step-by-step explanation:

TaeHwan's bad debt expense for 2018 would be calculated as the difference between the desired year end balance and the beginning balance written off. This will be:

= $21000 - ($18000 - $14000)

= $21000 - $4000

= $17000

Therefore, TaeHwan's bad debt expense for 2018 would be $17000.