Accounting for Bad Debts
Information related to Hamilton Company for 2014 is summarized below:
Total credit sales : $2,500,000
Accounts receivable at December 31 : 970,000
Bad debts written off : 66,000
a) What amount of bad debts expense will Hamilton Company report if it uses the direct write-off method of accounting for bad debts?
b) Assume that Hamilton Company estimates its bad debts expense to be 3% of credit sales. What amount of bad debts expense will Hamilton record if it has an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts credit balance of $4,000?
c) Assume that Hamilton Company estimates its bad debts expense based on 7% of accounts receivable. What amount of bad debts expense will Hamilton record if it has an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts credit balance of $3,000?
d) Assume that Hamilton Company estimates its bad debts expense based on 7% of accounts receivable. What amount of bad debts expense will Hamilton record if it has an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts debit balance of $3,000?