Proportion Expected to Default Асcounts Allowance Receivable Age Amount Required Current $ 1,553 $310,500 47,500 25,000 12,800 6,100 4,200 0.005 1-30 days past due 31–45 days past due 46–90 days past due 91–135 days past due Over 135 days past due 0.01 475 0.13 0.20 0.25 3,250 2,560 1,525 2,520 $11,883 0.60

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Glencoe Supply had the following accounts receivable aging schedule at the end of a recent year.                                                         The balance in Glencoe’s allowance for doubtful accounts at the beginning of the year was
$58,620 (credit). During the year, accounts in the total amount of $62,400 were written off.
Required:
1. Determine bad debt expense.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record bad debt expense.
3. If Glencoe had written off $90,000 of receivables as uncollectible during the year, how much
would bad debt expense reported on the income statement have changed?
Proportion Expected
to Default
Асcounts
Allowance
Receivable Age
Amount
Required
Current
$ 1,553
$310,500
47,500
25,000
12,800
6,100
4,200
0.005
1-30 days past due
31–45 days past due
46–90 days past due
91–135 days past due
Over 135 days past due
0.01
475
0.13
0.20
0.25
3,250
2,560
1,525
2,520
$11,883
0.60
Transcribed Image Text:Proportion Expected to Default Асcounts Allowance Receivable Age Amount Required Current $ 1,553 $310,500 47,500 25,000 12,800 6,100 4,200 0.005 1-30 days past due 31–45 days past due 46–90 days past due 91–135 days past due Over 135 days past due 0.01 475 0.13 0.20 0.25 3,250 2,560 1,525 2,520 $11,883 0.60
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