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Inferring Bad Debt Write-Offs and Cash Collections fromCustomersMicro soft develops, produ...

Inferring Bad Debt Write-Offs and Cash Collections fromCustomers

Micro soft develops, produces, and markets a wide range of computer software, including the Windows operating system. On its recent financial statements, Microsoft reported the following information about net sales revenue and accounts receivable (amounts in millions).

 

Current Yea r

Prior Year

Accounts receivable. net of allowances of $153 and $ 117 Net revenues

$ 13.589

60,420

$ 11.338

51,122

According to its Form 10-K, Microsoft recorded bad debt expense of 588 and did not rein state any previously written-off accounts during the current year (Hint: Refer to the summary of the effects of accounting for bad debt s on the Accounts Receivable (Gross) and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts T-accounts. Use the T-accounts to solve for the missing value s.)

Required:

1. What amount of bad debt s was written off during the current year?

2. Based on you r answer to requirement (1), solve for cash collected from customers for the current year, assuming that all of Microsoft’s sales during the period were on open account

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