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(Learning Objective 5: Evaluate collectibility using the allowance for uncollectible accounts) At the end of the current year (before
Service revenue (all on credit) for the year totaled $490,000.
Requirements
Consider each of the following two independent situations.
1. Using the percent-of-sales method, calculate the amount of Uncollectible-Account Expense if Autumn Corporation estimates its uncollectible-account expense using a rate of 2% of credit sales. What is the ending balance of the Allowance for Uncollectible-Accounts under this scenario?
2. Now assume that Autumn Corporation uses the aging-of-receivables method. Autumn Corporation estimates that its Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts should have a credit balance of $21,000. Calculate the amount of its Uncollectible-Account Expense. What is the ending balance of the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts under this scenario?
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