Question

Flyer Company has provided the following information prior to any year-end bad debt adjustment: Cash sales, $158,000 Credit sales, $458,000 Selling and administrative expenses, $118,000 Sales returns and allowances, $38,000 Gross profit, $498,000 Accounts receivable, $185,000 Sales discounts, $22,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts credit balance, $2,000 Flyer estimates bad debt expense assuming that 1.5% of credit sales have historically been uncollectible. What is the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts after bad debt expense is recorded

Answer 1

$8,870

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts after bad debt expense is recorded

Using this formula

Balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts=

(Credit sales* Percentage of Credit sales)+Allowance for doubtful accounts credit balance

Let plug in the formula

Balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts= ($458,000*1.5%)+$2,000

Balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts=$6,870+$2,000

Balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts=$8,870

Therefore the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts after bad debt expense is recorded will be $8,870