Average Uncollectible Account Losses and Bad Debt Expense The accountant for Porile Company prepared the following data for sales and losses from uncollectible accounts: Losses from Year Credit Sales Uncollectible Accounts* 2015 $866,000 $11,125 2016 952,000 14,840 2017 1,083,000 16,790 2018 1,189,000 16,850 *Losses from uncollectible accounts are the actual losses related to sales of that year (rather than write-offs of that year). Required: 1. Calculate the average percentage of losses from uncollectible accounts for 2015 through 2018. Enter your answer as percentage, rounded to one decimal place (e.g. .0248563 to 2.5%). 1.45 x % 2. Assume that the credit sales for 2019 are $1,300,000 and that the weighted average percentage calculated in Requirement 1 is used as an estimate of losses from uncollectible accounts for 2019 credit sales. Determine the bad debt expense for 2019 using the percentage of credit sales method. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. 5.031 X

Average Uncollectible Account Losses and Bad Debt Expense The accountant for Porile Company prepared the following data for sales and losses from uncollectible accounts: Losses from Year Credit Sales Uncollectible Accounts* 2015 $866,000 $11,125 2016 952,000 14,840 2017 1,083,000 16,790 2018 1,189,000 16,850 *Losses from uncollectible accounts are the actual losses related to sales of that year (rather than write-offs of that year). Required: 1. Calculate the average percentage of losses from uncollectible accounts for 2015 through 2018. Enter your answer as percentage, rounded to one decimal place (e.g. .0248563 to 2.5%). 1.45 x % 2. Assume that the credit sales for 2019 are $1,300,000 and that the weighted average percentage calculated in Requirement 1 is used as an estimate of losses from uncollectible accounts for 2019 credit sales. Determine the bad debt expense for 2019 using the percentage of credit sales method. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. 5.031 X

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Do not give solution in image
The following information is extracted from Shelton Corporation’s accounting records at the beginning of 2016: Accounts Receivable $64,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1,100 (credit) During 2016, sales on credit amounted to $568,000, $559,000 was collected on outstanding receivables and $2,500 of receivables were written off as uncollectible. On December 31, 2016, Shelton estimates its bad debts to be 4% of the outstanding gross accounts receivable balance. 1. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record Shelton’s estimate of bad debt expense for 2016. 2. Prepare the Accounts Receivable section of Shelton’s December 31, 2016, balance sheet. 3. Compute Shelton’s receivables turnover. (Round to one decimal place.)
Assume that Simple Co. had credit sales of $259,000 and cost of goods sold of $159,000 for the period. Simple uses the aging method and estimates that the appropriate ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $3,900. Before the end-of-period adjustment is made, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $340. What amount of Bad Debt Expense would the company record as an end-of-period adjustment?
Jawhawks Company estimates bad debt expense to be 3% of credit sales. On December 31, 2015, the company reported accounts receivable and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $86,500 and $2,100, respectively. During 2016, the company’s credit sales and collections were $404,000 and $408,000, respectively, and $2,340 in accounts receivable were written off. Determine the company’s Net Realizable Value of Accounts Receivable on December 31, 2016. answer: 68,280 how do you get to this answer I keep getting 68,040
How do I solve this?
They recorded $134,560 in accounts receivable for the year and $323,660 in credit sales. The uncollectible percentage is 6.8%. What is the bad debt estimation for the year using the income statement method?
The following information is available for Sheridan Company: Allowance for Expected Credit Losses at December 31, 2023 Credit Sales during 2024 Accounts Receivable deemed worthless and written off during 2024 $7980 O $4788 $3762 $8550 O $84360 307800 3192 As a result of a review and aging of Accounts Receivable in early January 2025, it was determined that an Allowance for Expected Credit Losses balance of $8550 is required at December 31, 2024. What amount should Sheridan record as loss on impairment for calendar 2024?
Assume Simple Company had credit sales of $243,000 and cost of goods sold of $143,000 for the period. Simple uses the percentage of credit sales method and estimates that 2 percent of credit sales would result in uncollectible accounts. Before the end-of-period adjustment is made, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $180. Required: What amount of Bad Debt Expense would the company record as an end-of-period adjustment?
Discuss the different methods available to account for bad debts. Assume that you have a company. And the management estimates that 2.5% of sales will be uncollectible. Provide an amount of sales and prepare the journal entry using the percent of sales method (-
The credit manager of Sweet Sales Inc. has gathered the following information about the company's accounts receivable and credit losses during the current year: Net credit sales for the year Accounts receivable at year-end Uncollectible accounts receivable: Actually written off during the year Estimated portion of year-end receivables expected to prove uncollectible (per aging schedule) $91,000 84,000 $7,500,000 1,750,000 175,000 a. Uncollectible accounts expense is estimated at an amount equal to 2.5 percent of net credit sales. b. Uncollectible accounts expense is recognized by adjusting the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to the amount indicated in the year-end aging schedule. The balance in the allowance account at the beginning of the current year was $25,000. (Consider the effect of the write-offs during the year on the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.) c. The company uses the direct write-off method of accounting for urlcollectible accounts. Prepare…
Create a ledger of Account Receivable and ledger of AFDD to find the bad debt by using this information; Alpha Company's accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts balances were RM100000 and RM14000 (credit) respectively, at the beginning of 2012. During 2012, a customer defaults on a RM12000 balance related to goods purchased during 2011. By the end of the year, the company had mad credit sales of RM2400000 and collected RM2200000 on account. Estimates 1 percent of its credit sales will default.
solve this please