Davidoff Company Reported Net Credit of $735,000 on Account for the Year

question 186

Multiple Choice

Davidoff Company reported net credit of $735,000 on account for the year ending December 31,2016.On January 1,2016,the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $18,000.During 2016,$30,000 of uncollectible accounts receivable were written off.Davidoff has experienced bad debt losses of 3% of credit sales in prior periods.Using the percentage of credit sales method,what is the adjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31,2016?

• A) $10,050
• B) $10,500
• C) $22,050
• D) $34,500

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