The following is a portion of the current assets section of the balance sheets of Avanti's, Inc., at December 31, 2020 and 2019: 12/31/20 12/31/19 $173,638 $221,317 Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $9,344 and $16,814, respectively Required: a. If $11,033 of accounts receivable were written off during 2020, what was the amount of bad debts expense recognized for the year? (Hint: Use a T-account model of the Allowance account, plug in the three amounts that you know, and solve for the unknown.) Bad debt expense b. The December 31, 2020, Allowance account balance includes $3,045 for a past due account that is not likely to be collected. This account has not been written off. (1) If it had been written off, will there be any effect of the write-off on the working capital at December 31, 2020? O Yes O No (2) If it had been written off, will there be any effect of the write-off on net Income and ROI for the year ended December 31, 2020? O Yes O No c. The level of Avanti's sales in 2020 were probably lower as compared to 2019. O True O False

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The following is a portion of the current assets section of the balance sheets of Avanti's, Inc., at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
12/31/20 12/31/19
$173,630
$221,317
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad
debts of $9,344 and $16,814, respectively
Required:
a. If $11,033 of accounts receivable were written off during 2020, what was the amount of bad debts expense recognized for the year?
Hint. Use a T-account model of the Allowance account, plug in the three amounts that you know, and solve for the unknown.)
Bad debt expense
b. The December 31, 2020, Allowance account balance includes $3,045 for a past due account that is not likely to be collected. This
account has not been written off.
(1) If it had been written off, will there be any effect of the write-off on the working capital at December 31, 2020?
O Yes
O No
(2) If It had been written off, will there be any effect of the write-off on net Income and ROI for the year ended December 31, 2020?
O Yes
O No
c. The level of Avanti's sales in 2020 were probably lower as compared to 2019.
O True
O False
Transcribed Image Text:The following is a portion of the current assets section of the balance sheets of Avanti's, Inc., at December 31, 2020 and 2019: 12/31/20 12/31/19 $173,630 $221,317 Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $9,344 and $16,814, respectively Required: a. If $11,033 of accounts receivable were written off during 2020, what was the amount of bad debts expense recognized for the year? Hint. Use a T-account model of the Allowance account, plug in the three amounts that you know, and solve for the unknown.) Bad debt expense b. The December 31, 2020, Allowance account balance includes $3,045 for a past due account that is not likely to be collected. This account has not been written off. (1) If it had been written off, will there be any effect of the write-off on the working capital at December 31, 2020? O Yes O No (2) If It had been written off, will there be any effect of the write-off on net Income and ROI for the year ended December 31, 2020? O Yes O No c. The level of Avanti's sales in 2020 were probably lower as compared to 2019. O True O False
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