Guardian Carpets Incorporated provided the following accounts related to beginning balances in its accounts receivable and allowance accounts for the current​ year:   Accounts Receivable   Beginning Balance 6,000,000                             Allowance for Uncollectible     Accounts           2,000,000 Beginning Balance               Question content area top right Part 1 Requirement Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions that occurred during the current year. Prepare a schedule for both accounts receivable and the allowance for uncollectible accounts that shows the beginning​ balances, the various items that change the beginning​ balance, and the ending balance.   Question content area bottom Part 1 Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions that occurred during the current year. ​(Record debits​ first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal​ entries.)   a. Credit sales for the year amounted to $11,900,000. Ignore cost of goods sold and the reduction of inventory.   Account Current Year Accounts Receivable 11900000   Sales Revenue                 Part 2 b. Several customers returned merchandise sold on account and​ unpaid, totaling $930,000 ​(retail value). Ignore cost of goods sold and the increase in inventory.   Account Current Year Sales Returns and Allowances 930000   Accounts Receivable     930000             Part 3 c. Guardian wrote off $560,000 of uncollectible accounts from Rerun Inc.   Account Current Year Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 560000   Accounts Receivable - Rerun Inc.

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Carpets Incorporated provided the following accounts related to beginning balances in its accounts receivable and allowance accounts for the current​ year:
 
Accounts Receivable
 
Beginning Balance
6,000,000
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
       
 
Allowance for Uncollectible
 
 
Accounts
 
 
 
 
 
2,000,000
Beginning Balance
     
 
     

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Requirement
Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions that occurred during the current year. Prepare a schedule for both accounts receivable and the allowance for uncollectible accounts that shows the beginning​ balances, the various items that change the beginning​ balance, and the ending balance.
 

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Part 1
Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions that occurred during the current year. ​(Record debits​ first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal​ entries.)
 
a. Credit sales for the year amounted to
$11,900,000.
Ignore cost of goods sold and the reduction of inventory.
 
Account
Current Year
Accounts Receivable
11900000
 
Sales Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 2
b.
Several customers returned merchandise sold on account and​ unpaid, totaling
$930,000
​(retail value). Ignore cost of goods sold and the increase in inventory.
 
Account
Current Year
Sales Returns and Allowances
930000
 
Accounts Receivable
 
 
930000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 3
c.
Guardian
wrote off
$560,000
of uncollectible accounts from
Rerun
Inc.
 
Account
Current Year
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
560000
 
Accounts Receivable - Rerun Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 4
d.
Guardian
sold
$1,200,000
of its accounts receivable to
Carmine
Capital with recourse.
Carmine
charged a fee equal to
7%
of the receivables factored and held back an additional
5%
as security.
Carmine
will return the hold back to
Guardian
when the receivables are collected. The estimated recourse liability is
$24,000.
This transaction qualifies as a sale.
 
Account
Current Year
Cash
 
 
Recourse Obligation
 
 
 
Receivable from Factor
24000
 
Accounts Receivable
 
1200000
 
 
 
Part 5
e.
The company recovered
$29,000
of accounts receivable written off two years ago from
Speedy
Industries.
 
Begin by recording the entry to reinstate the account balance that was previously written off. Do not record the cash collection. We will do that in the next step.  
 
Account
Current Year
Accounts Receivable - Rerun Inc.
29000
 
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 6
Now record the cash collection of the amounts previously written off.
 
Account
Current Year
Cash
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 7
f.
The company recorded the bad debt expense for the year.
Guardian
estimates its uncollectible accounts at
14%
of accounts receivable. Round to the nearest dollar. ​(Round your answers to the nearest whole​ dollar.)
 
Account
Current Year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 8
Prepare a schedule for both accounts receivable and the allowance for uncollectible accounts that shows the beginning​ balances, the various items that change the beginning​ balance, and the ending balance.
 
Enter the beginning balances and choose the description and journal entry reference for any entries that change the beginning balance of the accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts. Enter the amounts of the changes and calculate the ending balance of the accounts. ​(Enter both beginning balances as positive values. Use parentheses or a minus sign for decreases to either account. If a box is not used in the table leave the box​ empty; do not enter a​ zero.)
 
Refer to the journal entries you prepared above.
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Journal
 
Allowance for
 
Entry
Accounts
Uncollectible
Description
Reference
Receivable
Accounts
Beginning balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
 
 
 

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