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LO 4 P5-76B. (Learning Objective 4: Using the aging approach for uncollectibles) The September 30, 20X7, records of Image Communications include these accounts: At year-end, the company ages its receivables and adjusts the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to correspond to the aging schedule. During the last quarter of 20X7, the company completed the following selected transactions: Requirements 1. Record the transactions in the journal. Explanations are not required. 2. Prepare a T-account for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and post to that account. 3. Show how Image Communications will report its accounts receivable on its Balance Sheet at December 31, 20X7. Req. 1 Journal DATE ACCOUNT TITLES AND EXPLANATION DEBIT CREDIT Dec. 28 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts………….. 2,000 Accounts Receivable — Blue Carpets 1,300 Accounts Receivable — Show-N-Tell 700 Dec. 31 Doubtful-Account Expense………………….. 5,300 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts…… 5,300* _____ *Computation: Required credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts based on aging of Accounts Receivable (€160,000 × .005) + (€40,000 × .01) + (€18,000 × .10) + (€20,000 × .50)………………………… €13,000 Credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts before the December 31 entry — (see the Dec. 28 Wrote off as uncollectible the €1,300 account receivable from Blue Carpets and the €700 account receivable from Show- N-Tell Antiques. Dec. 31 Adjusted the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and recorded doubtful-account expense at year-end, based on the aging of receivables, which follows. Total Balance Age of Accounts 1–30 Days 31–60 Days 61–90 Days Over 90 Days €238,000 Estimated uncollectible €160,000 0.5% €40,000 1.0% €18,000 10.0% €20,000 50.0%
T-account in the answer to Req. 2; €9,700 − €2,000)…………………………………………… 7,700 Credit entry needed to produce the required credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts………... €5,300 Req. 2 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Dec. 28 Write-offs 2,000 Sept. 30 Balance 9,700 Dec. 31 Adjusting 5,300 Dec. 31 Balance 13,000 Req. 3 Image Communications Balance Sheet December 31, 20X7 20X7 Accounts receivable……………………… 238,000 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts. (13,000 ) Accounts receivable, net………………… €225,000
P5-77B. (Learning Objective 4: Accounting for notes receivable and accrued interest revenue) Organic Meals completed the following selected transactions: 20X6 Nov. 30 Sold goods to Bragg Market, receiving a €30,000, three-month, 4.25% note. Dec. 31 Made an adjusting entry to accrue interest on the Bragg Market note. 20X7 Feb. 28 Collected the Bragg Market note. Mar 1 Received a 90-day, 8.50%, €7,500 note from Don’s Market on account. Mar 1 Sold the Don’s Market note to Chelmsford Bank, receiving cash of €7,400. (Debit the difference to financing expense.) Dec . 16 Lent €14,400 cash to Stratford Provisions, receiving a 90-day, 10.00% note. Dec. 31 Accrued the interest on the Stratford Provisions note. Requirements 1. Record the transactions in Organic Meals’ journal. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar. Explanations are not required. Journal DATE ACCOUNT TITLES AND EXPLANATION DEBIT CREDIT 20X6 Nov. 30 Note Receivable — Bragg Market………. 30,000 Service Revenue……………………. 30,000 Dec. 31 Interest Receivable (€30,000 × .0425 × 1/12). 106 Interest Revenue……………………… 106 20X7 Feb. 28 Cash…………………………………………… 30,319 Note Receivable — Bragg Market 30,000 Interest Receivable………………… 106 Interest Revenue (€30,000 × .0425 × 2/12)………………. 213 Mar. 1 Note Receivable — Don’s Market ………... 7,500 Accounts Receivable — Don’s Market 7,500 1 Cash……………………………………………. 7,400 Financing Expense………………………….. 100 Note Receivable — Don’s Market … 7,500 Journal
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DATE ACCOUNT TITLES AND EXPLANATION DEBIT CREDIT 20X7 Dec. 16 Note Receivable — Stratford Provisions 14,400 Cash……………………………………. 14,400 Dec. 31 Interest Receivable………………………. 59 Interest Revenue (€14,400 × .10 × 15/365) 59 Q5-60. Gordon Company uses the aging method in setting its allowance for doubtful receivables. Allowance for doubtful accounts prior to adjustment has a credit balance of $2,900. Management estimates that due to the economic crisis, a higher level of allowance is necessary and decides that a $5,600 allowance is an appropriate amount at the year-end. The amount of expense to report on the Income Statement will be a. $2,700 . c. $8,500. b. $5,600. d. $2,900. P5-75B. (Learning Objective 4: Accounting for revenue, collections, and uncollectibles) This problem takes you through the accounting for sales, receivables, and uncollectibles for On-time Delivery Corp, the overnight shipper. By selling on credit, the company cannot expect to collect 100% of its accounts receivable. At May 31, 20X6 and 20X7, respectively, On-time Delivery Corp. reported the following on its Balance Sheet (in millions of euros): During the year ended May 31, 20X7, On-time Delivery Corp. earned sales revenue and collected cash from customers. Assume that On-time Delivery Corp. wrote off uncollectible receivables. At year-end, On-time Delivery Corp. ended with the foregoing May 31, 20X7, balances. Requirements 1. Journalize the following transactions of On-time Delivery for the year ended May 31, 20X7. (Explanations are not required.) a. Service revenue on account, €32,587 million. b. Collections from customers on account, €31,979 million. c. Write-offs of uncollectible accounts receivable, €350 million. d. Uncollectible-account expense, €323 million. 2. Compute the ending balances for Accounts Receivable and Allowance and compare your balances to the actual May 31, 20X7, amounts. They should be the same. 3. Show what On-time Delivery should report on its Income Statement for the year ended
May 31, 20X7 Req. 1 Journal DATE ACCOUNT TITLES AND EXPLANATION DEBIT CREDIT a. Accounts Receivable………………. 32,587 Service Revenue……………… 32,587 b. Cash…………………………………… 31,979 Accounts Receivable……… 31.979 c. Uncollectible-Account Expense…. 323 Allowance for Uncollectibles 323 d. Allowance for Uncollectibles……... 350 Accounts Receivable……… 350 Req. 2 Accounts Receivable Allowance for Uncollectibles 3,435 31,979 156 32,587 350 350 323 3,693 129 These balances agree with the On-time Delivery amounts. Req. 3 INCOME STATEMENT Service revenue…………………… €32,587 Uncollectible-account expense… 323