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Chapter 2, Problem 2.18EX
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The following preliminary unadjusted trial balance of Ranger Co., a sports ticket agency, does not balance:
| Ranger co. unadjusted Trail Balance August 31, 2019 |
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| Debit balances | Credit Balances | |
| Cash | 77,600 | |
| 37,750 | ||
| Prepaid insurance | 12,000 | |
| Equipment | 19,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 29,100 | |
| Unearned Rent | 10,800 | |
| Carmen Meeks, Capital | 110,000 | |
| Carmen Meeks, Drawing | 13,000 | |
| Fees Earned | 385,000 | |
| Wages Expense | 213,000 | |
| Advertising Expense | 16,350 | |
| Miscellaneous Expense | 18,400 | |
| 273,700 | 668,300 | |
When the ledger and other records are reviewed, you discover the following: (1) the debits and credits in the cash account total $77,600 and $62,100, respectively; (2) a billing of $9,000 to a customer on account was not posted to the accounts receivable account; (3) a payment of $4,500 made to a creditor on account was not posted to the accounts payable account; (4) the balance of the unearned rent account is $5,400; (5) the correct balance of the equipment account is $190,000; and (6) each account has a normal balance. Prepare a corrected unadjusted trial balance.
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the direct write-off method to record this loss as of October 1.
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Adams Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending
December 31, 2019:
Amount
10,000
Customer
Billy Adams
Stan Fry
8,000
Tammy Imes
Shana Wagner
5,000
1,700
Total
24,700
a. Journalize the write-offs for 2019 under the direct write-off method.
b. Journalize the write-offs for 2019 under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible
accounts. The company recorded $2,600,000 of credit sales during 2019. Based on past history and industry averages,
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c. How much higher or lower would Adams Company's 2019 net income have been under the direct write-off method
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