Temper Company Has Credit Sales of $3 Assuming the Company Uses the Percent of Accounts Receivable Method,what

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Temper Company has credit sales of $3.10 million for year 2010.Temper estimates that 2% of accounts receivable will remain uncollectible.Historically,.9% of sales have been uncollectible.On December 31,2010,the company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $2,575.Temper prepares a schedule of its December 31,2010,accounts receivable by age.Based on past experience,it estimates the percent of receivables in each age category that will become uncollectible.This information is summarized here:
$$\begin{array} { c l c } \begin{array} { c } \text { December 31,2010 } \\\text { Accounts Receivable }\end{array} & { \begin{array} { c } \text { Age of Accounts } \\\text { Receivable }\end{array} } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Expected Percent } \\\text { Uncollectible }\end{array} \\\$ 620,000 & \text { Not yet due } & 1.05 \% \\248,000 & 1 \text { to 30 days past due } & 1.80 \\49,600 & \text { 31 to 60 days past due } & 6.30 \\24,800 & \text { 61 to 90 days past due } & 31.75 \\4,960 & \text { Over 90 days past due } & 66.00\end{array}$$
Assuming the company uses the percent of accounts receivable method,what is the amount that Temper will enter as the Bad Debt Expense in the December 31 adjusting journal entry?

• A)$18,947.20
• B)$16,372.20
• C)$23,024.40
• D)$27,900.00
• E)$21,522.20

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