MGA 306 Study Guide - Final Guide: Accounts Receivable, Income Statement, Promissory Note
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The Septemberâ30,2017â,records of Perfecto Communications include theseâ accounts:
Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $250,000 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | (8,300) |
During theâ year,
Perfecto Communications estimatesâ doubtful-account expense atâ 1% of credit sales. Atâ year-end (Decemberâ 31), the company ages its receivables and adjusts the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to correspond to the aging schedule. During the last quarter of 2017â, the company completed the following selectedâ transactions:
Nov 30 | Wrote off as uncollectible the $1,300 account receivable from Brown Carpets and the $400 account | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
receivable from Priceless Antiques. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31 | Adjusted the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and recorded doubtful-account expense at year-end, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
based on the aging of receivables.
Requirement 1. Record the transactions for the last quarter of 2017 in the journal. Explanations are not required. â(Record debitsâ first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journalâ entries.) Wrote off as uncollectible the $1,300 account receivable from Brown Carpets and the $400 account receivable from Priceless Antiques .
Adjusted the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and recordedâ doubtful-account expense atâ year-end, based on the aging of receivables.
Requirement 2. Prepare aâ T-account for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts with the appropriate beginning balances. Post the entries from Requirement 1 to that account. Open theâ T-account by posting the beginning balance. Then post the entries to the Allowance for Doubtful Accountsâ T-account and calculate the ending balance.
2016 and2017 . Use theâ three-line reporting format. AtDecember â31,2016 â, theâ company's Accounts Receivable balance was$ 213 comma 000 â, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts stood at$ 4 comma 700 .
Choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then continue to the next question. |
Learning Objective 4: Apply GAAP to uncollectible receivables at December 31, 2016, before any year-end adjustments, the Accounts Receivable balance of Haley Travel, Inc., is $400,000. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $19,600 credit balance. Haley Travel prepares the following aging schedule for Accounts Receivable:
Age of Accounts
Total Balance 1-30 Days 31-60 Days 61-90 Days Over 90 Days
$400,000 $180,000 $120,000 $80,000 $20,000
Estimated uncollectible 0.5% 5.0% 11.0% 50.0%
Requirements:
1. Based on the aging of Accounts Receivable, is the unadjusted balance of the allowance account adequate? Too high? Too low?
2. Make the entry required by the aging schedule. Prepare a T-account for the allowance.
3. Show how Haley Travel will report Accounts Receivable on its December 31 balance sheet
Solution: | |||||||
Req. 1 | |||||||
1-30 | 31-60 | 61-90 | Over 90 | Total | |||
days | days | days | days | balance | |||
Est. % uncollectible | x .005 | x .05 | x .11 | x .50 | |||
Bal. in Allow. for Doubtful Accounts should be | |||||||
$ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ - | |||
Current balance | |||||||
Amount needed in adj. entry | |||||||
Req. 2 | |||||||
Journal | |||||||
DATE | ACCOUNT TITLES AND EXPLANATION | DEBIT | CREDIT | ||||
Dec. 31 | |||||||
- | |||||||
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | |||||||
Bal. | |||||||
Req. 3 | |||||||
BALANCE SHEET | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash | $ XX | ||||||
Short-term investments | XX | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance | |||||||
for doubtful accounts of $ | * | ||||||
Or | |||||||
*Another way to report accounts receivable is | |||||||
Accounts receivable | |||||||
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||
Learning Objective 4: Apply GAAP to uncollectible receivables at December 31, 2016, before any year-end adjustments, the Accounts Receivable balance of Haley Travel, Inc., is $400,000. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $19,600 credit balance. Haley Travel prepares the following aging schedule for Accounts Receivable:
Age of Accounts
Total Balance 1-30 Days 31-60 Days 61-90 Days Over 90 Days
$400,000 $180,000 $120,000 $80,000 $20,000
Estimated uncollectible 0.5% 5.0% 11.0% 50.0%
Requirements:
1. Based on the aging of Accounts Receivable, is the unadjusted balance of the allowance account adequate? Too high? Too low?
2. Make the entry required by the aging schedule. Prepare a T-account for the allowance.
3. Show how Haley Travel will report Accounts Receivable on its December 31 balance sheet
Solution: | |||||||
Req. 1 | |||||||
1-30 | 31-60 | 61-90 | Over 90 | Total | |||
days | days | days | days | balance | |||
Est. % uncollectible | x .005 | x .05 | x .11 | x .50 | |||
Bal. in Allow. for Doubtful Accounts should be | |||||||
$ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ - | |||
Current balance | |||||||
Amount needed in adj. entry | |||||||
Req. 2 | |||||||
Journal | |||||||
DATE | ACCOUNT TITLES AND EXPLANATION | DEBIT | CREDIT | ||||
Dec. 31 | |||||||
- | |||||||
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | |||||||
Bal. | |||||||
Req. 3 | |||||||
BALANCE SHEET | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash | $ | ||||||
Short-term investments | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance | |||||||
for doubtful accounts of $ | * | ||||||
Or | |||||||
*Another way to report accounts receivable is | |||||||
Accounts receivable | |||||||
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||