King Company uses the percentage of sales method for recording bad debts expense. For the year cash sales are $500,000 and credit sales are $2,000,000. Based on past experience it is estimated that 2% is the sales percentage to use to estimate bad debts. What adjusting entry will King Company make to record the bad debts expense?Question 8Answera.DR Bad Debts Expense $50,000; and CR Accounts Receivable $50,000b.DR Bad Debts Expense $40,000; and CR Accounts Receivable $40,000c.DR Bad Debts Expense $50,000; and CR Allowance for Doubtful Debts $50,000d.DR Bad Debts Expense $40,000; and CR Allowance for Doubtful Debts $40,000
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King Company uses the percentage of sales method for recording bad debts expense. For the year cash sales are 2,000,000. Based on past experience it is estimated that 2% is the sales percentage to use to estimate bad debts. What adjusting entry will King Company make to record the bad debts expense?Question 8Answera.DR Bad Debts Expense 50,000b.DR Bad Debts Expense 40,000c.DR Bad Debts Expense 50,000d.DR Bad Debts Expense 40,000
Solution
The percentage of sales method applies the percentage to the total credit sales, not to the cash sales. So, we don't consider the $500,000 cash sales in this calculation.
Here's how you calculate it:
- Identify the total credit sales for the period. In this case, it's $2,000,000.
- Multiply the total credit sales by the estimated percentage of bad debts. In this case, it's 2% or 0.02.
So, 40,000.
This means that King Company estimates that $40,000 of its credit sales will not be collectible.
The adjusting entry to record the bad debts expense would be:
- Debit (DR) Bad Debts Expense $40,000
- Credit (CR) Allowance for Doubtful Debts $40,000
So, the correct answer is d. DR Bad Debts Expense 40,000.
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