At the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2018, Caoayan, Inc. reported the following information: Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accountsP9,500,000Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2018240,000Bad debts expense for 2018840,000 What should be the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2018, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts?Select one:a.P10,340,000b.P10,100,000c.P10,580,000d.P 9,740,000
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At the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2018, Caoayan, Inc. reported the following information: Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accountsP9,500,000Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2018240,000Bad debts expense for 2018840,000 What should be the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2018, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts?Select one:a.P10,340,000b.P10,100,000c.P10,580,000d.P 9,740,000
Solution
To find the balance in accounts receivable before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts, we need to add back the amounts that were written off and accounted for as bad debts expense during the year to the net accounts receivable.
Here's how:
- Start with the net accounts receivable at the end of the year: P9,500,000
- Add the amount of customer accounts written off as uncollectible during the year: P240,000
- Add the bad debts expense for the year: P840,000
So, P9,500,000 + P240,000 + P840,000 = P10,580,000
Therefore, the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2018, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts should be P10,580,000. So, the correct answer is c. P10,580,000.
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