FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Marshall Travel, disclosed the following rounded amounts (in millions) concerning the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on its Form 10-
K annual report.
Year
2018
2017
2016
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
(dollars in millions)
Increases for Bad
Debt Expense
Beginning Balance
$ 42
36
38
Req 1A
$ 30
31
20
Required:
1-a. Prepare a T-account for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and enter into it the 2016 amounts from the above schedule. The
balance at the beginning of each year in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit balance.
1-b. Write the T-account in equation format to prove the above items account for the changes in the account.
2. Record summary journal entries for 2017 related to (a) estimating Bad Debt Expense and (b) writing off specific customer account
balances.
3. Supply the missing information for 2018.
4. If Marshall Travel had written off an additional $31 of Accounts Receivable during 2018, by how much
decreased? How much would Net Income have decreased?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Req 2
Decreases for
Write-offs
$7
25
22
Req 3
Req 4
Ending Balance
$45
42
36
Net Receivables have
Req 18
Prepare a T-account for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and enter into it the 2016 amounts from the above schedule. The
balance at the beginning of each year in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit balance. (Enter your answers in
millions.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Marshall Travel, disclosed the following rounded amounts (in millions) concerning the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on its Form 10- K annual report. Year 2018 2017 2016 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (dollars in millions) Increases for Bad Debt Expense Beginning Balance $ 42 36 38 Req 1A $ 30 31 20 Required: 1-a. Prepare a T-account for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and enter into it the 2016 amounts from the above schedule. The balance at the beginning of each year in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit balance. 1-b. Write the T-account in equation format to prove the above items account for the changes in the account. 2. Record summary journal entries for 2017 related to (a) estimating Bad Debt Expense and (b) writing off specific customer account balances. 3. Supply the missing information for 2018. 4. If Marshall Travel had written off an additional $31 of Accounts Receivable during 2018, by how much decreased? How much would Net Income have decreased? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 2 Decreases for Write-offs $7 25 22 Req 3 Req 4 Ending Balance $45 42 36 Net Receivables have Req 18 Prepare a T-account for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and enter into it the 2016 amounts from the above schedule. The balance at the beginning of each year in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit balance. (Enter your answers in millions.)
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