Here is data from Beluga Company's financial statements for this year.Cash salesCredit sales$ 90,30030,300Beluga's year-end unadjusted trial balance included:Accounts receivable, grossAllowance for doubtful accounts$ 12,800 debit530 creditAfter computing an aging, Beluga calculated that 9% of its accounts receivable at year-end would be uncollectable.How much Bad Debt Expense did Beluga record in its year-end adjusting entry?Bad Debt Expense

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Doer Company reports year-end credit sales in the amount of $390,000 and accounts receivable of $85,500. Doer uses the income statement method to report bad debt estimation. The estimation percentage is 3.5%. What is the estimated balance uncollectible using the income statement method? A. $13,650 B. $2,992.50 C. $136,500 D. $29,925
At the end of 20-3, Martel Co. had 410,000 in Accounts Receivable and a credit balance of 300 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Martel has now been in business for three years and wants to base its estimate of uncollectible accounts on its own experience. Assume that Martel Co.s adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 20-2, was a debit to Bad Debt Expense and a credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of 25,000. (a) Estimate Martels uncollectible accounts percentage based on its actual bad debt experience during the past two years. (b) Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 20-3, for Martel Co.s uncollectible accounts.
Tonis Tech Shop has total credit sales for the year of 170,000 and estimates that 3% of its credit sales will be uncollectible. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 275. Prepare the adjusting entry at year-end for the estimated bad debt expense. (a) Based on an aging of its accounts receivable, Kyles Cyclery estimates that 3,200 of its year-end accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 280 at year-end. Prepare the adjusting entry at year-end for the estimated uncollectible accounts.
Jars Plus recorded $861,430 in credit sales for the year and $488,000 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 2.3% for the income statement method, and 3.6% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,220, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $5,470, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
Conner Pride reports year-end credit sales in the amount of $567,000 and accounts receivable of $134,000. Conner uses the balance sheet method to report bad debt estimation. The estimation percentage is 4.6%. What is the estimated balance uncollectible using the balance sheet method? A. $26,082 B. $6,164 C. $260,820 D. $61,640
Accounts Receivable Balance Hart Inc. began the year with $315,700 of accounts receivable. During the year, Hart sold a considerable amount of merchandise on credit and collected $2,427,000 of its credit sales. At the end of the year, the accounts receivable balance is $16,800 lower than the beginning balance. Required: Calculate the amount of credit sales during the period.
Bristax Corporation recorded $1,385,660 in credit sales for the year, and $732,410 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 3.1% for the income statement method and 4.5% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,550; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $17,430; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
Aerospace Electronics reports $567,000 in credit sales for 2018 and $632,500 in 2019. They have a $499,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018, and $600,000 at the end of 2019. Aerospace uses the income statement method to record bad debt estimation at 5% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Aerospace changes bad debt estimation to the balance sheet method at 7% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Aerospace Electronics in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.
Clovis Enterprises reports $845,500 in credit sales for 2018 and $933,000 in 2019. It has a $758,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018 and $841,000 at the end of 2019. Clovis uses the income statement method to record bad debt estimation at 4% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Clovis changes bad debt estimation to the balance sheet method at 5% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Clovis Enterprises in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.
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Bad Debt Expense: Percentage of Credit Sales Method Gilmore Electronics had the following data for a recent year: Cash sales $135,000 Credit sales 512,000 Accounts receivable determined to be uncollectible 9,650 The firms estimated rate for bad debts is 2.2% of credit sales. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to write off the uncollectible accounts. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record the estimate of bad debt expense. 3. If Gilmore had written off $3,000 of receivables as uncollectible during the year, how much would bad debt expense reported on the income statement have changed? 4. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION If Gilmores estimate of bad debts is correct (2.2% of credit sales) and the gross margin is 20%, by how much did Gilmores income from operations increase assuming $150,000 of the sales would have been lost if credit sales were not offered?
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