Concept explainers
(a)
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable refers to the amounts to be received within a short period from customers upon the sale of goods and services on account. In other words, accounts receivable are amounts customers owe to the business. Accounts receivable is an asset of a business.
Allowance method:
It is a method for accounting bad debt expense, where amount of uncollectible accounts receivables are estimated and recorded at the end of particular period. Under this method,
Two methods to estimate uncollectible accounts under allowance method are:
- 1. Percentage of sales method, and
- 2. Analysis of receivables method.
Analysis of receivables method:
A method of determining the estimated uncollectible receivables based on the age of individual accounts receivable is known as analysis of receivables method. This method is otherwise known as aging of receivables method. Under analysis of receivables method, estimated bad debts would be treated as the desired adjusted balance for allowance for doubtful accounts.
Allowance for doubtful account is a contra asset account, whose normal balance is a credit balance.
The amount of the
(b)
The adjusted balances of accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, and bad debt expense.
(c)
Net realizable value of the accounts receivable.
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- Using data in Exercise 9-9, assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Waddell Industries has a credit balance of 6,350 before adjustment on August 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts as of August 31. Waddell Industries has a past history of uncollectible accounts, as follows. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule you completed in Exercise 9-8. The accounts receivable clerk for Waddell Industries prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on August 31: The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule and not included in the preceding subtotals: a. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts as of August 31. b. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals.arrow_forwardUNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF SALES AND PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account of Parkers Nursery Supplies has a debit balance of 350,000. Credit sales are 2,300,000. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment: 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 1,920. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 24,560 in uncollectible accounts. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 1,280. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be of 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 22,440 in uncollectible accounts.arrow_forwardUNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF SALES AND PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account of Glenns Nursery Supplies has a debit balance of 390,000. Credit sales are 2,800,000. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment: 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 1,760. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 30,330 in uncollectible accounts. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 1,900. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be of 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 29,890 in uncollectible accounts.arrow_forward
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