The following accounts were taken from Cervantes Inc.’s balance sheet at December 31, 2018. DebitCreditAccounts receivableP4,100,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts100,000 Net credit sales P7,500,000 If doubtful accounts are 3% of accounts receivable, determine the bad debt expense to be reported for 2018.Select one:a.P 23,000b.P223,000c.P225,000d.P123,000
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The following accounts were taken from Cervantes Inc.’s balance sheet at December 31, 2018. DebitCreditAccounts receivableP4,100,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts100,000 Net credit sales P7,500,000 If doubtful accounts are 3% of accounts receivable, determine the bad debt expense to be reported for 2018.Select one:a.P 23,000b.P223,000c.P225,000d.P123,000
Solution
To calculate the bad debt expense, we first need to determine the expected doubtful accounts. This is done by multiplying the total accounts receivable by the percentage of doubtful accounts.
So, 3% of P4,100,000 (Accounts receivable) is P123,000.
However, we already have an allowance for doubtful accounts of P100,000. This means we have already accounted for some of the bad debt expense.
To find the additional bad debt expense to be reported for 2018, we subtract the existing allowance from the expected doubtful accounts.
So, P123,000 (Expected doubtful accounts) - P100,000 (Existing allowance) = P23,000.
Therefore, the bad debt expense to be reported for 2018 is P23,000.
So, the correct answer is a. P23,000.
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