TLC Inc. manufactures large-scale, high-performance computer systems. In a recent annual report, the balance sheet included the following information ($ in millions):
2015 | 2014 | |
Current assets: | ||
Receivables, less allowances of $318 in 2015 and $357 in 2014 |
$ 5,877 | $ 6,313 |
In addition, the income statement reported sales revenue of $43,818 ($ in millions) for the current year. All sales are made on a credit basis. The statement of cash flows indicates that cash collected from customers during the current year was $44,737 ($ in millions). There were no recoveries of accounts receivable previously written off.
Required:
1. Compute the following ($ in millions):
2. Suppose that TLC had used the direct write-off method to account for bad debts. Compute the following ($ in millions):
Solution-
1. a) Amount of bad debts written off:-
Particulars | ($ in millions) | ($ in millions) |
Ending balance of accounts receivable (Gross) [5877+318] | 6195 | |
Cash collected from customers | 44737 | |
Total | 50932 | |
Less : | ||
Beginning balance of accounts receivable (Gross) [6313+357] | 6670 | |
Credit sales | 43818 | 50488 |
Bad debts written-off | 444 |
b) Amount of bad debt expense for 2015 :-
Particulars | ($ in millions) |
Ending balance of allowances | 318 |
Bad debts written-off | 444 |
Total | 762 |
Less : Beginning balance of allowance | 357 |
Bad debt expense for 2015 | 405 |
2. a) Accounts receivable balance for 2015 :-
Particulars | ($ in millions) | ($ in millions) |
Beginning balance of account receivable [6313+357] | 6670 | |
Add : Credit sales | 43818 | |
50488 | ||
Less : | ||
Cash collected from customers | 44737 | |
Bad debts written-off during 2015 | 444 | 45181 |
Accounts receivable balance for 2015 | 5307 |
b) Bad debt expense = Baddebts written-off during 2015 = $444 millions
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