Question: If provided with the below information: What is the total gross accounts receivables amount for year ending 2016? Is it 1,400,000 plus the 1,950,000 in

If provided with the below information: What is the total gross accounts receivables amount for year ending 2016? Is it 1,400,000 plus the 1,950,000 in credit sales or is it just 1,400,000 alone? Remember the Allowance amount only affects net accounts receivables; which is gross accounts receivables minus allowance.

Problem Set A
Copeland Company had the following account balances at December 31, 2016, before recording bad debt expense for the year:
Unadjusted Trial Balance
Accounts receivable $1,400,000
Allowance for uncollectible accounts (credit balance) 22,000
Credit sales for 2016 1,950,000
Ending 12/31/2015
Balance in Accounts receivable on 1/1/2016 $1,200,000
Balance in Allowance for uncollectible accounts (credit balance) on 1/1/2016 24,000

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