| At 31 December 2004 a company’s trade receivables totalled $864,000 and the allowance for doubtful debts was$48,000.
 It was decided that debts totalling $13,000 were to be written off, and the allowance for doubtful debts adjusted to
 five per cent of the receivables.
 What figures should appear in the balance sheet for trade receivables (after deducting the allowance) and in the
 income statement for the total of bad and doubtful debts?
 Income statement                         Balance sheet
 Bad and doubtful debts             Net trade receivables
 $                                              $
 A                            8,200                                     807,800
 B                            7,550                                     808,450
 C                          18,450                                     808,450
 D                          55,550                                     808,450
 B 864,000 – 13,000 = 851,000 – 5% = 808,450
 13,000 – (48,000 – 42,550) 7,550
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