The following information pertains to Polo Company’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2018. Days Outstanding Amount % Uncollectible 0-60 P 1,200,000 1% 61-120 900,000 2% Over 120 1,000,000 6% Polo Company’s Allowance for Bad Debts has a P 10,000 debit balance before adjustment on December 31, 2018. How much is the Bad Debts expense for 2018? A. P30,000 B. P100,000 C. P80,000 D. P90,000 35. Using data in number 34, how much is the Allowance for bad Debts to be shown in the Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2018? A. P100,000 B. P90,000 C. P120,000 D. P170,000
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
The following information pertains to Polo Company’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2018.
Days Outstanding Amount % Uncollectible
0-60 P 1,200,000 1%
61-120 900,000 2%
Over 120 1,000,000 6%
Polo Company’s Allowance for
35. Using data in number 34, how much is the Allowance for bad Debts to be shown in the Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2018? A. P100,000 B. P90,000 C. P120,000 D. P170,000
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