Cabugao Company provides for doubtful accounts based 3% of credit sales. The following data are available for 2018. Credit sales during 2018P21,000,000Allowance for doubtful accounts 1/1/18170,000Collection of accounts written off in prior years (Customer credit was reestablished) 80,000Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2018300,000 What is the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2018?Select one:a.P500,000b.P630,000c.P420,000d.P580,000
Question
Cabugao Company provides for doubtful accounts based 3% of credit sales. The following data are available for 2018. Credit sales during 2018P21,000,000Allowance for doubtful accounts 1/1/18170,000Collection of accounts written off in prior years (Customer credit was reestablished) 80,000Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2018300,000 What is the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2018?Select one:a.P500,000b.P630,000c.P420,000d.P580,000
Solution
To find the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2018, follow these steps:
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Calculate the provision for doubtful accounts based on credit sales: 3% of P21,000,000 = P630,000.
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Add the opening balance of the allowance for doubtful accounts to the provision: P630,000 + P170,000 = P800,000.
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Add the collections of accounts written off in prior years to the total from step 2: P800,000 + P80,000 = P880,000.
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Subtract the customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2018 from the total from step 3: P880,000 - P300,000 = P580,000.
So, the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2018 is P580,000. Therefore, the correct answer is d. P580,000.
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