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XYZ Company had the following account balances at December 31:

Accounts receivable                   $900,000

                 Allowance for uncollectible accounts (before any provision for the year uncollectible accounts expense)      16,000

Credit sales for the year      1,750,000

 XYZ is considering the following methods of estimating uncollectible accounts expense for the year :                                                         

Based on credit sales at2% 

Based on accounts receivable at5%

What amount should XYZ charge to uncollectible accounts expense under each method?

Percentage of  Credit Sales               Percentage of Accounts Receivable

A. $51,000                                                            $45,000

B. $51,000                                                            $29,000

C. $35,000                                                            $45,000

D. $35,000                                                            $29,000

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تاريخ النشر: 2015/02/17
VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
من قبل VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Answer option   >>>>>>>>  D >>>>>>>>>>>   $35,000        --           $29,000

Leonard Santiago
من قبل Leonard Santiago , Analyst - Financial & Budget , Unified Real Estate Development Company

Answer:D. $35,000 , $29,000 respectively

The % of sales method gives the doubtful expense for the period  while on Accounts receivable method the % over the AR balance gives the total estimated unrecoverable accounts receivable to be recorded, needed to deduct any balance to arrive with the current period expense.

MOHAMMED  KHATER
من قبل MOHAMMED KHATER , Financial Accountant , الرياض

1750000*2%=35000

900000*5%=45000

but

=29000

answer  is D

Akhter Mehmood
من قبل Akhter Mehmood , Station Coordinator at Radio Dhamaal fm94 Sialkot , Global Entertainment Pvt Ltd

Based on credit sales of175000@2% total required amount is35000 less allowance16000 there should be additional19000.

On other hand based on receivables900000@5% required is45000  less allowance16000 there should be additional29000.  

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