The _______________________ method uses both past and current receivables to
estimate the allowance amount, and assumes that the longer an amount is past due, the
more likely it is to be uncollectible.
A _______________________ contains relevant information that compares actual
results to planned activities.
A company must decide between scrapping or rebuilding units that do not pass
inspection. The company has 15,000 such units that cost $6 per unit to manufacture.
The units were built to satisfy a special order, which must still be satisfied if the
defective units are scrapped. The units can be sold as scrap for $2.50 each or they can
be reworked for $4.50 each and sold for the full price of $9.00 each. If the units are sold
as scrap, the company will have to build 15,000 replacement units and sell them at the
full price.
Required:
(1) What is the net return from selling the units as scrap?
(2) What is the net return from reworking and selling the units?