Question

Flyer Company has provided the following information prior to any year-end bad debt adjustment: Cash sales, $152,000 Credit sales, $452,000 Selling and administrative expenses, $112,000 Sales returns and allowances, $32,000 Gross profit, $492,000 Accounts receivable, $130,000 Sales discounts, $16,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts credit balance, $1,400 Flyer prepares an aging of accounts receivable and the result shows that 3% of accounts receivable is estimated to be uncollectible. How much is bad debt expense

Answer 1

$2,500

Explanation:

The computation of bad debt expense is shown below:-

Total Bad Debt = $130,000 × 3%

= $3,900

Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts after Bad debt Expense = Total bad debt - Allowance for doubtful account credit balance

= $3,900 - $1,400

= $2,500

So, we have applied the above formula.

The same is to be considered