Question

Grape Inc. uses the percentage of credit sales method of estimating doubtful accounts. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $3,500 and the company had $180,000 of net credit sales during the period. Grape has experienced bad debt losses of 4% of credit sales in prior periods. After making the adjusting entry for estimated bad debts, what is the ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts accou

Answer 1

$9,700

Step-by-step explanation:

The calculation of ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account is shown below:-

Ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account = Net credit sales × Credit sales percentage + Credit balance

= $180,000 × 4% + $2,500

= $7,200 + $2,500

= $9,700

So, for computing the ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account we simply applied the above formula.