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Problem 2 - Aging Project
Problem 2 - Aging Project
The total accounts receivable of Canque Company amounted to 6,000,000. Subsidiary ledger reveals the
following balances of customer’s accounts on December 31, of the current year:
L. Alforque 1,000,000
R. Albores 1,500,000
M. Requillo 1,800,000
C. Lim 1,200,000
D. Teh 500,000
Subsidiary ledgers of each customers are presented below for your analysis and aging:
L. Alforque January 25 160,000 160,000
March 11 60,000 100,000
March 21 80,00 180,000
April 12 120,000 300,000
June 1 70,000 370,000
July 20 50,000 420,000
September 15 150,000 270,000
October 15 100,000 370,000
November 15 200,000 170,000
November 20 300,000 470,000
December 15 270,000 200,000
December 20 800,000 1,000,000
The estimated bad debt rates below are based on the company’s receivable collection experience.
Past due accounts Rate
0-45 days 1%
46-90 days 1.50%
91-135 days 3%
136-180 days 10%
Over 180 days 50%
Total
Required Amount
Answer:
Customer Invoice Date Amount 0-45 46-90 91-135 136-180 Over 180 days
If no beginning allowance for bad debts, provision for bad debts will be 242,000;
If the beginning allowance for bad debts is a debit balance of 10,000; provision for bad debts will be
252,000;