The General Ledger Account for Accounts Receivable Shows a Debit

question 111

Multiple Choice

The general ledger account for Accounts Receivable shows a debit balance of $50,000.Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $3,000.Net sales for the year were $500,000.In the past,3 percent of sales have proved uncollectible,and an aging of accounts receivable resulted in an estimate of $20,000 of uncollectible accounts receivable.
-Using the percentage of net sales method,the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts balance (after adjustment) would be

• A)$12,000.
• B)$15,000.
• C)$18,000.
• D)$20,000.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Consists of the costs that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent, property taxes, and salaries of permanent employees in a manufacturing facility.

Cost Allocation

The process of identifying, aggregating, and assigning costs to cost objects such as products, services, or departments.

Insulating Allocations

An approach in budgeting where specific costs are assigned or isolated to individual departments or projects to prevent them from affecting others.

Direct Labor Cost

The expense associated with the labor time of workers directly involved in the production of goods or services.