Question: P 7 - 4 ( Bad - Debt Reporting ) From inception of operations to December 3 1 , 2 0 1 0 , Fortner

P7-4(Bad-Debt Reporting) From inception of operations to December 31,2010, Fortner Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method: provisions were made monthly at 2% of credit sales; bad debts written off were charged to the allowance account; recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account; and no year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made. Fortner's usual credit terms are net 30 days.
The balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $130,000 at January 1,2010. During 2010 credit sales totaled $9,000,000, interim provisions for doubtful accounts were made at 2% of credit sales, $90,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to $15,000. Fortner installed a computer system in November 2010, and an aging of accounts receivable was prepared for the first time as of December 31,2010. A summary of the aging is as follows.
\table[[\table[[Classitication by],[Month of Sale]],\table[[Balance in],[Each Category]],\table[[Estimated %],[Uncollectible]]],[November-December 2010,$1,080,000,2%
 P7-4(Bad-Debt Reporting) From inception of operations to December 31,2010, Fortner Corporation

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