(b)-(d) (b) (c) (d) (b) Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry to record the Bad Debt Expense using the aged uncollectible accounts receivable determined in (a). Assume the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $8,200 debit. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) (c) Of the above accounts, $5,300 is determined to be specifically uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to write off the uncollectible account. No Account Titles and Explanation (d) The company collects $5,300 subsequently on a specific account that had previously been determined to be uncollectible in (c). Prepare the journal entries necessary to restore the account and record the cash collection. (To reverse write-off.) (To record collection of write off.) Debit Credit

(b)-(d) (b) (c) (d) (b) Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry to record the Bad Debt Expense using the aged uncollectible accounts receivable determined in (a). Assume the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $8,200 debit. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) (c) Of the above accounts, $5,300 is determined to be specifically uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to write off the uncollectible account. No Account Titles and Explanation (d) The company collects $5,300 subsequently on a specific account that had previously been determined to be uncollectible in (c). Prepare the journal entries necessary to restore the account and record the cash collection. (To reverse write-off.) (To record collection of write off.) Debit Credit

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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