Microsoft 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.

According to its Form 10-K, Microsoft recorded bad debt expense of $64 and did not reinstate any previously written-off accounts during the current year. (Hint: Refer to the summary of the effects of accounting for bad debts on the Accounts Receivable (Gross) and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts t-accounts. Use the t-accounts to solve for the missing values.)

Required:
1. What amount of bad debts was written off during the current year?
2. Based on your 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 openaccount.

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Current Year $11,338 51,122 Prior Year 9,316 44.282 Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $117 and S142 Net revenues