Allowance method entries The following transactions were completed by Wild Trout Gallery during the current fiscal year ended December 31: Jan. 19. Reinstated the account of Arlene Gurley, which had been written off in the preceding year as uncollectible. Journalized the receipt of $2,250 cash in full payment of Arlene’s account. Apr. 3. Wrote off the $12,890 balance owed by Premier GS Co., which is bankrupt. July 16. Received 30% of the $23,100 balance owed by Hayden Co., a bankrupt business, and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible. Nov. 23. Reinstated the account of Harry Carr, which had been written off two years earlier as uncollectible. Recorded the receipt of $3,665 cash in full payment. Dec. 31. Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (compound entry): Cavey Co., $9,700 ; Fogle Co., $2,880 ; Lake Furniture, $ 7,405 ; Melinda Shryer, $2,095. Dec. 31. Based on an analysis of the $1,143,100 of accounts receivable, it was estimated that $49,700 will be uncollectible. Journalized the adjusting entry. Required: 1. Record the January 1 credit balance of $47,300 in a T account presented below in requirement 2b for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. 2. a. Journalize the transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Note: For the December 31 adjusting entry, assume the $1,143,100 balance in accounts receivable reflects the adjustments made during the year.

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The following transactions were completed by Wild Trout Gallery during the current fiscal year ended December 31:

Jan. 19. Reinstated the account of Arlene Gurley, which had been written off in the preceding year as uncollectible. Journalized the receipt of $2,250 cash in full payment of Arlene’s account.
Apr. 3. Wrote off the $12,890 balance owed by Premier GS Co., which is bankrupt.
July 16. Received 30% of the $23,100 balance owed by Hayden Co., a bankrupt business, and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible.
Nov. 23. Reinstated the account of Harry Carr, which had been written off two years earlier as uncollectible. Recorded the receipt of $3,665 cash in full payment.
Dec. 31. Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (compound entry): Cavey Co., $9,700 ; Fogle Co., $2,880 ; Lake Furniture, $ 7,405 ; Melinda Shryer, $2,095.
Dec. 31. Based on an analysis of the $1,143,100 of accounts receivable, it was estimated that $49,700 will be uncollectible. Journalized the adjusting entry.

Required:

1. Record the January 1 credit balance of $47,300 in a T account presented below in requirement 2b for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

2. a. Journalize the transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Note: For the December 31 adjusting entry, assume the $1,143,100 balance in accounts receivable reflects the adjustments made during the year.

Jan. 19   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_2 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_3
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_5 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_6
Jan. 19   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_8 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_9
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_11 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_12
Apr. 3   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_14 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_15
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_17 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_18
July 16   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_20 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_21
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_23 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_24
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_26 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_27
Nov. 23   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_29 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_30
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_32 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_33
Nov. 23   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_35 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_36
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_38 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_39
Dec. 31   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_41 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_42
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_44 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_45
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_47 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_48
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_50 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_51
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_53 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_54
Dec. 31   fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_56 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_57
    fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_59 fill in the blank 3df21405f016ff9_60

2. b. Post each entry that affects the following T accounts and determine the new balances:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_2 Jan. 1 Balance fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_3
  fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_5   fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_7
  fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_9   fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_11
      fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_13
      fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_15
    Dec. 31 Adjusted Balance fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_16


Bad Debt Expense
  fill in the blank 899a0ffb9012f82_18    

3.  Determine the expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).
$fill in the blank 9b25fefbc037fc0_1

4.  Assuming that instead of basing the provision for uncollectible accounts on an analysis of receivables, the adjusting entry on December 31 had been based on an estimated expense of ½ of 1% of the sales of $7,060,000 for the year, determine the following:

a.  Bad debt expense for the year.
$fill in the blank 9b25fefbc037fc0_2

b.  Balance in the allowance account after the adjustment of December 31.
$fill in the blank 9b25fefbc037fc0_3

c.  Expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).

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