Question

On January 1, Year 2, Grande Company had a $63,400 balance in the Accounts Receivable account and a $1,300 balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account. During Year 2, Grande provided $152,000 of service on account. The company collected $161,300 cash from accounts receivable. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 1% of sales on account. The amount of uncollectible accounts expense recognized on the Year 2 income statement is

Answer 1

$1,520

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Accounts Receivable balance = $63,400

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance = $1,300

Services provided on account during year 2 = $152,000

Cash collected from accounts receivables = $161,300

Estimated Uncollectible accounts = 1% of sales on account

Therefore, the amount of uncollectible accounts expense during the year 2 is the 1 percent of the amount of services provided on account to a customer.

Hence, the amount of uncollectible accounts expense recognized on the Year 2 income statement is calculated as follows:

= Services provided on account × Estimated Uncollectible accounts

= $152,000 × 1%

= $1,520