2. A company uses the aging of accounts receivable method to estimate its bad debts expense. On December 31 of the current year an aging analysis of accounts receivable revealed the following Estimated Uncollectible 0.5% Accounts Account Age Receivable $ 620,000 Not due yet 270,000 1-30 days overdue 145,000 31-60 days overdue 55,000 61-90 days overdue 32,000 91-120 days overdue 18.000 Over 120 days overdue S1,140,000 Total 20 80 20.0 50.0 70 0 Required: a. Calculate the amount of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts that should be reported on the current year-end balance sheet. b. Calculate the amount of the Bad Debts Expense that should be reported on the current year's income statement, assuming that the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on January 1 of the current year was $44.000 and that accounts receivable written off during the current year totaled $49.200. c. Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debts expense on December 31 of the current year. d. Show how Accounts Receivable will appear on the current year-end balance sheet as of December 31.

2. A company uses the aging of accounts receivable method to estimate its bad debts expense. On December 31 of the current year an aging analysis of accounts receivable revealed the following Estimated Uncollectible 0.5% Accounts Account Age Receivable $ 620,000 Not due yet 270,000 1-30 days overdue 145,000 31-60 days overdue 55,000 61-90 days overdue 32,000 91-120 days overdue 18.000 Over 120 days overdue S1,140,000 Total 20 80 20.0 50.0 70 0 Required: a. Calculate the amount of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts that should be reported on the current year-end balance sheet. b. Calculate the amount of the Bad Debts Expense that should be reported on the current year's income statement, assuming that the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on January 1 of the current year was $44.000 and that accounts receivable written off during the current year totaled $49.200. c. Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debts expense on December 31 of the current year. d. Show how Accounts Receivable will appear on the current year-end balance sheet as of December 31.

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