Assume that accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts (AFDA )ending balances were RO400,000 debit and RO5000 credit balances respectively at December 31, and the uncollectible accounts is estimated to be 6% of accounts receivable. The adjusting entry to achieve the correct AFDA adjusted ending balance under percentage of accounts receivables method would be; a. None of the given options b. Dr Bad debt expenses A/C OMR 24000 and Cr Allowance for doubtful accounts A/C OMR 24000 c. Dr Bad debt expenses A/C OMR 19000 and Cr Allowance for doubtful accounts A/C OMR 19000 d. Dr Bad debt expenses A/C OMR 5000 and Cr Allowance for doubtful accounts A/C OMR 5000 Clear my choice
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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