Nature of uncollectible accounts The XYZ Corporation owns and operates hotels and casinos including the XYZ Grand and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada As of a recent year, XYZ reported accounts receivable of $680,000 and allowance for doubtful accounts of $112,880. Patient Care manufactures and sells a wide range of healthcare products including Band - Aids and Tylenol. As of a recent year, Patient Care reported accounts receivable of $942,000 and allowance for doubtful accounts of $32,970 a. Compute the percentage of the allowance for doubtful accounts to the accounts receivable for The XYZ Corporation Round your answers to one decimal place. % b. Compute the percentage of the allowance for doubtful accounts to the accounts receivable for Patient Care. Round your answers to one decimal place. %. Possible reasons for the difference in the two ratios computed in (a) and (b) include:

Nature of uncollectible accounts The XYZ Corporation owns and operates hotels and casinos including the XYZ Grand and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada As of a recent year, XYZ reported accounts receivable of $680,000 and allowance for doubtful accounts of $112,880. Patient Care manufactures and sells a wide range of healthcare products including Band - Aids and Tylenol. As of a recent year, Patient Care reported accounts receivable of $942,000 and allowance for doubtful accounts of $32,970 a. Compute the percentage of the allowance for doubtful accounts to the accounts receivable for The XYZ Corporation Round your answers to one decimal place. % b. Compute the percentage of the allowance for doubtful accounts to the accounts receivable for Patient Care. Round your answers to one decimal place. %. Possible reasons for the difference in the two ratios computed in (a) and (b) include:

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