Question: Bi Hilly Construction has the following data for the year ended December 31, Year 1: Accounts receivable (January 1, Year 1) $455,000 Credit sales 900,000

Bi Hilly Construction has the following data for the year ended December 31, Year 1:

Accounts receivable (January 1, Year 1)

$455,000

Credit sales

900,000

Collections from credit customers

825,000

Customer accounts written off as uncollected

15,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(after write-off of uncollected accounts)

2,100

Estimated uncollected accounts based on an aging analysis (December 31, Year 1)

29,200

If the aging approach is used to estimate bad debts, what should the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts be after the bad debts adjustment?

a.

$2,100

b. 27,100

c.29,200

d.31,100

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