E8-2 (Algo) Determining Financial Statement Effects of Bad Debt Expense Estimates and Write-Offs (LO 8-2) Blackhorse Productions, Incorporated, used the aging of accounts receivable method to estimate that its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should be $23.350. The account had an unadjusted credit balance of $11,800 at that time. a. The appropriate bad debt adjustment was recorded. b. Later, an account receivable for $2.800 was determined to be uncollectible and was written off Required: For each transaction listed above, indicate the amount and direction ( for increase or-for decrease) of effects on the financial statement accounts and on the overall accounting equation. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders Equity with a minus sign.) Assets Liabilities Stockholders' Equity

E8-2 (Algo) Determining Financial Statement Effects of Bad Debt Expense Estimates and Write-Offs (LO 8-2) Blackhorse Productions, Incorporated, used the aging of accounts receivable method to estimate that its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should be $23.350. The account had an unadjusted credit balance of $11,800 at that time. a. The appropriate bad debt adjustment was recorded. b. Later, an account receivable for $2.800 was determined to be uncollectible and was written off Required: For each transaction listed above, indicate the amount and direction ( for increase or-for decrease) of effects on the financial statement accounts and on the overall accounting equation. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders Equity with a minus sign.) Assets Liabilities Stockholders' Equity

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idiyah Co. estimates that RO 6,500 of its accounts receivable to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a RO 200 debit balance, the company should record a elect one: O a. None of the answers are correct O b. debit to Bad Debt Expense for RO 5,300. O c credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for RO 6,500. O d. debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for RO 5,300. O e. credit to Bad Debt Expense for RO 7,700.
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E6-21 (Algo) Recording, Reporting, and Evaluating a Bad Debt Estimate Using the Percentage of Credit Sales Method LO6-2. During the current year, Robby's Camera Shop had sales revenue of $160,000, of which $57,000 was on credit. At the start of the current year, Accounts Receivable showed a $20,000 debit balance and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts showed a $1,100 credit balance. Collections of accounts receivable during the current year amounted to $55,000. Data during the current year follow: a. On December 31, an Account Receivable (J. Doe) of $1,800 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible; therefore, it was written off immediately as a bad debt. b. On December 31, on the basis of experience, a decision was made to continue the accounting policy of basing estimated bad debt losses on 3.0 percent of credit sales for the year. Required: 1. Prepare the required journal entries for the two items on December 31, the end of the accounting period. 2. Show how the amounts…
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