Record entry to write off the $15,000 receivable  which is over 75 days outstanding

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1 Record entry to write off the $15,000 receivable  which is over 75 days outstanding                
2 Calculate the desired credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Account using the chart above              
3 Assuming prior to any adjusting entries the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $40,000, record the year ending adjusting entry for bad debts.
                           
Days Account Outstanding
Less than 16 days
16-30 days
31-45 days
46-60 days
61-75 days
Amount
$ 300,000
$ 100,000
$ 80,000
$ 40,000
$ 20,000
$ 540,000
Probability of Desired
credit
balance
Probability of non
Collection collection
0.98
0.9
0.85
0.8
0.55
$
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
$
40,000 Beg Balance
Desired credit balance
Transcribed Image Text:Days Account Outstanding Less than 16 days 16-30 days 31-45 days 46-60 days 61-75 days Amount $ 300,000 $ 100,000 $ 80,000 $ 40,000 $ 20,000 $ 540,000 Probability of Desired credit balance Probability of non Collection collection 0.98 0.9 0.85 0.8 0.55 $ Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $ 40,000 Beg Balance Desired credit balance
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