Answer the following questions using the information below:
Footscray Company has the following sales budget for the last six months of 2018:
$$\begin{array} { l r l r }
\text { July } & \$ 100000 & \text { October } & \$ 90000 \
\text { August } & 80000 & \text { November } & 100000 \
\text { September } & 110000 & \text { December } & 94000
\end{array}$$ Historically,the cash collection of sales has been as follows:
65% of sales collected in the month of sale
25% of sales collected in the month following the sale
8% of sales collected in the second month following the sale
2% of sales are uncollectible
-What is the ending balance of accounts receivable for September,assuming uncollectible balances are written off during the second month following the sale?
A)$48 500
B)$44 900
C)$99 500
D)$46 500

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Answer the following questions using the information below:
Footscray Company has the following sales budget for the last six months of 2018:
 $$\begin{array} { l r l r } 
\text { July } & \$ 100000 & \text { October } & \$ 90000 \
\text { August } & 80000 & \text { November } & 100000 \
\text { September } & 110000 & \text { December } & 94000
\end{array}$$ Historically,the cash collection of sales has been as follows:
65% of sales collected in the month of sale
25% of sales collected in the month following the sale
8% of sales collected in the second month following the sale
2% of sales are uncollectible
-What is the ending balance of accounts receivable for September,assuming uncollectible balances are written off during the second month following the sale?
A)$48 500
B)$44 900
C)$99 500
D)$46 500

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the ending balance of accounts receivable for September, we need to find the total sales revenue for July, August, and September, then subtract the cash collected in July, August, and September, and finally add the uncollected balance from June.

The sales revenue for July, August, and September can be calculated by multiplying the budgeted sales for each month by the percentage of sales collected in the month of the sale:
July sales revenue = $100,000 x 65% = $65,000
August sales revenue = $120,000 x 65% = $78,000
September sales revenue = $150,000 x 65% = $97,500

The cash collected in July, August, and September can be calculated by multiplying the sales revenue for each month by the percentage of sales collected in the respective month:
Cash collected in July = $65,000 x 65% = $42,250
Cash collected in August = $78,000 x 25% = $19,500
Cash collected in September = $97,500 x 8% = $7,800

The uncollected balance from June is:
Uncollected balance from June = $100,000 x 25% = $25,000

Therefore, the ending balance of accounts receivable for September is:
Ending balance = ($65,000 + $78,000 + $97,500) - ($42,250 + $19,500 + $7,800) + $25,000 = $99,500 - $69,550 + $25,000 = $54,950

However, the question asks for the ending balance assuming uncollectible balances are written off during the second month following the sale. This means that the uncollectible balance from July is written off in September, and the uncollectible balance from August is written off in October. The uncollectible balance is 2% of sales, so the uncollectible balance from July is $100,000 x 2% = $2,000, and the uncollectible balance from August is $120,000 x 2% = $2,400.

Therefore, the ending balance of accounts receivable for September, assuming uncollectible balances are written off during the second month following the sale, is:
Ending balance = $54,950 - $2,000 = $52,950

The best choice is B, as it correctly calculates the ending balance of accounts receivable for September, assuming uncollectible balances are written off during the second month following the sale. The other choices do not take into account the uncollectible balances, or use incorrect calculations.

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