During the year, Bernard Company had net credit sales of $45,000. At the end of the year, before adjusting entries, the balance in Accounts Receivable was $12,500 (debit) and the balance in Allowance for Bad Debts was $650 (credit). If the company uses an income statement approach to estimate bad debts at 5%, what is the ending balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts account? a. $1,275 b. $1,600 c. $2,250 d. $2,900
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.
During the year, Bernard Company had net credit sales of $45,000. At the end of the year, before
a. $1,275
b. $1,600
c. $2,250
d. $2,900
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