Temper Company Has Credit Sales of $3 Assuming the Company Uses the Percent of Accounts Receivable Method,what

Multiple Choice

Temper Company has credit sales of $3.10 million for year 2013.Accounts Receivable total $947,360 and the company estimates that 2% of accounts receivable will remain uncollectible.Historically,.9% of sales have been uncollectible.On December 31,2013,the company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted debit balance of $2,575.Temper prepared a schedule of its December 31,2013,accounts receivable by age.Based on past experience,it estimates the percent of receivables in each age category that will become uncollectible.This information is summarized here:
$\begin{array}{ccc}\text { December } 31,2013 & \text { Age of Accounts } & \text { Expected Percent } \\\text { Accounts Receivable } & \text { Receivable } & \text { Uncollectible }\\ \$620,000 & \text { Not yet due } & 1.05 \% \\248,000 & 1 \text { to } 30 \text { days past due } & 1.80 \\ 49,600 & 31 \text { to } 60 \text { dlays past due } & 6.30 \\ 24,800 & 61 \text { to } 90 \text { days past due } & 31.75 \\4,960 & \text { Over } 90 \text { days past due } & 66.00\end{array}$
Assuming the company uses the percent of accounts receivable method,what is the amount that Temper will enter as the Bad Debt Expense in the December 31 adjusting journal entry?

A) $18,947.20
B) $16,372.20
C) $23,024.40
D) $27,900.00
E) $21,522.20