At the beginning of the current period, Whispering Winds Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $260,000 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $11,700. During the period, it had net credit sales of $1,040,000 and collections of 5991,900. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $9.490. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $32,500 at the end of the period. (Omit recording cost of goods sold) (a-c) Enter the beginning balances for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in a tabular summary. Use the summary to record transactions (a), (b), and (c) below. Record sales and collections during the period. (a) (b) Record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (c) Record bad debt expense for the period (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number eg-45 or parentheses eg (45)) Assets Liabilities Allow. For Cash Accts. Rec. Doubtful Accts Beg Bal $ (a) (b) (c) Common Stock Rev. $ Stockholders' Equity Retained Earnings Exp.

At the beginning of the current period, Whispering Winds Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $260,000 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $11,700. During the period, it had net credit sales of $1,040,000 and collections of 5991,900. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $9.490. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $32,500 at the end of the period. (Omit recording cost of goods sold) (a-c) Enter the beginning balances for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in a tabular summary. Use the summary to record transactions (a), (b), and (c) below. Record sales and collections during the period. (a) (b) Record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (c) Record bad debt expense for the period (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number eg-45 or parentheses eg (45)) Assets Liabilities Allow. For Cash Accts. Rec. Doubtful Accts Beg Bal $ (a) (b) (c) Common Stock Rev. $ Stockholders' Equity Retained Earnings Exp.

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