Prior to recording the following. Elite Electronics, Incorporated, had a credit balance of $2,500 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. a. On August 31, a customer balance for $350 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off b On December 15, the customer balance for $350 written off on August 31 was collected in full. Required: For each transaction listed above, indicate the amount and direction (+ or -) of effects on the financial statement accounts and on the overall accounting equation. Hint: On December 15th, first reinstate the Accounts receivable and then record the collection of cash. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders Equity with a minus sign.) Liabilities Assets Stockholders' Equity
Prior to recording the following. Elite Electronics, Incorporated, had a credit balance of $2,500 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. a. On August 31, a customer balance for $350 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off b On December 15, the customer balance for $350 written off on August 31 was collected in full. Required: For each transaction listed above, indicate the amount and direction (+ or -) of effects on the financial statement accounts and on the overall accounting equation. Hint: On December 15th, first reinstate the Accounts receivable and then record the collection of cash. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders Equity with a minus sign.) Liabilities Assets Stockholders' Equity
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At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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Transcribed Image Text:Prior to recording the following. Elite Electronics, Incorporated, had a credit balance of $2,500 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
a. On August 31, a customer balance for $350 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off
b. On December 15, the customer balance for $350 written off on August 31 was collected in full.
Required:
For each transaction listed above, indicate the amount and direction (+ or -) of effects on the financial statement accounts and on the
overall accounting equation. Hint On December 15th, first reinstate the Accounts receivable and then record the collection of cash.
(Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders Equity with a minus sign.)
b(1)
b(1)
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1(2)
Assets
Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity
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