Wilson Corporation uses an income statement approach to estimate credit losses. Its gross Accounts Receivable of $5,000,000

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Wilson Corporation uses an income statement approach to estimate credit losses. Its gross Accounts Receivable of $5,000,000 at the beginning of the period had a net realizable value of $4,925,000. During the period, the company wrote off actual accounts receivable of $100,000 and collected $7,835,000 from credit customers. Credit sales for the year amounted to $9,000,000. Of its credit sales, 1 percent was estimated to eventually be uncollectible.

Determine the net realizable value of the company’s accounts receivable at the end of the period.


Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Financial and Managerial Accounting the basis for business decisions

ISBN: 978-0078111044

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Authors: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark Bettner, Joseph Carcello

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