On December 31, Cosgrove Corporation (a calendar year end corporation) reports an ending balance in accounts receivable (before any adjustments) of $240,000, and total credit sales of $2,900,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. Crane and Co uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. Assume Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted balance of ($3,100). Compute the amount of bad debt expense that Cosgrove Corporation will record on December 31, assuming that they use the Percentage of Receivables method to estimate uncollectible accounts. Cosgrove prepared the following aging-of-receivables schedule: Age of Account Current 1-30 days past due 31-90 days past due 91-180 days past due Over 180 days past due Total Accounts Receivable Balance, Dec. 31 $150,000 41,200 26,400 16,200 6,200 $240,000 Estimated Uncollectible Percentage 2% 5% 20% 30% 50%

On December 31, Cosgrove Corporation (a calendar year end corporation) reports an ending balance in accounts receivable (before any adjustments) of $240,000, and total credit sales of $2,900,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. Crane and Co uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. Assume Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted balance of ($3,100). Compute the amount of bad debt expense that Cosgrove Corporation will record on December 31, assuming that they use the Percentage of Receivables method to estimate uncollectible accounts. Cosgrove prepared the following aging-of-receivables schedule: Age of Account Current 1-30 days past due 31-90 days past due 91-180 days past due Over 180 days past due Total Accounts Receivable Balance, Dec. 31 $150,000 41,200 26,400 16,200 6,200 $240,000 Estimated Uncollectible Percentage 2% 5% 20% 30% 50%

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Chapter6: Cash And Receivables

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Problem 12E: Inferring Accounts Receivable Amounts At the end of 2019, Karras Inc. had a debit balance of 141,120...

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