Reference no: EM132698917
A business has the following balances at the beginning of the year:
Accounts receivable: 272500
Allowance for doubtful accounts: -40875
The following summary transactions occurred during the year.
Sales for the year, 100% on credit: 525000
Cash collected on accounts receivable for the year: 518375
Write-offs of uncollectable accounts receivable: 32700
Received a cheque from a customer whose account was previously written off: 3270
Overall rate used to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts at year end: 16%
Using the information above, answer the following questions. Enter the digits only - no dollar signs, commas, or decimal points.
Question 1: What is the balance in the accounts receivable account at year end?
Question 2: What is the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts at year end?
Question 3: What is the balance in the bad debt expense account at year end?