Blain Company Has $20,000 of Accounts Receivable That Are Current

question 167

Multiple Choice

Blain Company has $20,000 of accounts receivable that are current, $10,000 that are between 0 and 30 days past due, $6,000 that are between 30 and 60 days past due, and $1,600 that are more than 60 days past due. Blain estimates that 2% of the receivables that are current will be uncollectible, 5% of those between 0 and 30 days past due will be uncollectible, 10% of those between 30 and 60 days past due will be uncollectible, and 50% of those more than 60 days past due will be uncollectible. Just prior to recognizing uncollectible accounts expense, Blain's allowance for doubtful accounts has a $200 positive balance. Assuming Blain uses the aging method to estimate uncollectible accounts expense, the amount of uncollectible expense will be

• A)$2,100
• B)$2,500
• C)$2,300
• D)$1,900

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