FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
Bartleby Related Questions Icon

Related questions

bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Liang Company began operations in Year 1. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales
on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows.
Year 1
a. Sold $1,346,600 of merchandise on credit (that had cost $979,500), terms n/30.
b. Wrote off $18,800 of uncollectible accounts receivable.
c. Received $669,400 cash in payment of accounts receivable.
d. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible.
Year 2
e. Sold $1,579,500 of merchandise (that had cost $1,326,000) on credit, terms n/30.
f. Wrote off $31,400 of uncollectible accounts receivable.
g. Received $1,251,500 cash in payment of accounts receivable.
h. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record Liang's Year 1 and Year 2 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts
expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system, and it applies the allowance method for its accounts receivable.)
Note: Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar.
expand button
Transcribed Image Text:Liang Company began operations in Year 1. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows. Year 1 a. Sold $1,346,600 of merchandise on credit (that had cost $979,500), terms n/30. b. Wrote off $18,800 of uncollectible accounts receivable. c. Received $669,400 cash in payment of accounts receivable. d. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible. Year 2 e. Sold $1,579,500 of merchandise (that had cost $1,326,000) on credit, terms n/30. f. Wrote off $31,400 of uncollectible accounts receivable. g. Received $1,251,500 cash in payment of accounts receivable. h. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible. Required: Prepare journal entries to record Liang's Year 1 and Year 2 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system, and it applies the allowance method for its accounts receivable.) Note: Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar.
Expert Solution
Check Mark
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education