Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
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ISBN: 9781259535314
Author: David Marshall, Wayne William McManus, Daniel Viele
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.4ME

Mini-Exercise 5.4

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Bad debts analysis-Allowance account The Allowance for Bad Debts account had a balance of $10,600 at the beginning of the year and $12,200 at the end of the year. During the year (including the year-end adjustment), bad debts expense of $18,800 was recognized.

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Calculate the total amount of past-due accounts receivable that were written off as uncollectible during the year. (Hint: Make a T- account for the Allowance for Bad Debts account, plug in the amounts that you know, and solve for the missing amount.)

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