Rogala Foods Inc. was formed in 2015 with the merger of Grouch Mayer and Tashamo Corporation. The company reported the following rounded amounts for the year ended January 3, 2016 (all amounts in millions): Debits Credits Accounts Receivable $1,140 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $ 18,500 28 Sales (assume all on credit) Required: 1. Assume Rogala uses 3/4 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year, assuming no Bad Debt Expense has been recorded yet. 2. Assume instead Rogala uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required at January 3, 2016, for recording Bad Debt Expense. 3. Assume instead that Rogala's uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense assuming Rogala's unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at January 3, 2016 was a debit balance of $22. 4. If one of Rogala's customers declared bankruptcy, what journal entry would be used to write off its $20 balance?

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Rogala Foods Inc. was formed in 2015 with the merger of Grouch Mayer and Tashamo Corporation. The company reported the following rounded amounts for the year ended January 3, 2016 (all amounts in millions):

 

                                                         Debits           Credits 

Accounts Receivable                        $1,140     

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                            $28 

Sales (assume all on credit)                                    18,500 

 

  1. Required:Assume Rogala uses 3/4 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year, assuming no Bad Debt Expense has been recorded yet.
  2. Assume instead Rogala uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required at January 3, 2016, for recording Bad Debt Expense.
  3. Assume instead that Rogala's uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense assuming Rogala's unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at January 3, 2016 was a debit balance of $22.
  4. If one of Rogala's customers declared bankruptcy, what journal entry would be used to write off its $20 balance?

 

Required 1

Assume Rogala uses 3/4 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year, assuming no Bad Debt Expense has been recorded yet. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

 

Record the entry for bad debt expenses under the percentage of credit sales method. (Note: Enter debits before credits.)

Date                           General Journal     Debit         Credit

January 03, 2016

 

Required 2

Assume instead Rogala uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required at January 3, 2016, for recording Bad Debt Expense. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

 

Record the entry for bad debt expenses under the aging of accounts receivable method. (Note: Enter debits before credits.)

Date                             General Journal         Debit         Credit

January 03, 2016

 

Required 3

Assume instead that Rogala's uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense assuming Rogala's unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at January 3, 2016 was a debit balance of $22. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

 

Record the adjusting entry for bad debts as of January 3, 2016 using the aging of accounts receivable method. (Note: Enter debits before credits.)

Date                            General Journal           Debit         Credit

January 03, 2016

 

Required 4

If one of Rogala's customers declared bankruptcy, what journal entry would be used to write off its $20 balance? (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

 

Record the write-off of a certain customer account totaling $20 which is not collectible due to bankruptcy declared by the customer. (Note: Enter debits before credits.)

 

Transaction           General Journal            Debit           Credit

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Rogala Foods Inc. was formed in 2015 with the merger of Grouch Mayer and Tashamo Corporation. The company reported the
following rounded amounts for the year ended January 3, 2016 (all amounts in millions):
Debits
Credits
Accounts Receivable
$1,140
$
18,500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
28
Sales (assume all on credit)
Required:
1. Assume Rogala uses 3/4 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year. Prepare the adjusting journal entry
required for the year, assuming no Bad Debt Expense has been recorded yet.
2. Assume instead Rogala uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be
uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required at January 3, 2016, for recording Bad Debt Expense.
3. Assume instead that Rogala's uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will
be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense assuming Rogala's unadjusted
balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at January 3, 2016 was a debit balance of $22.
4. If one of Rogala's customers declared bankruptcy, what journal entry would be used to write off its $20 balance?
Transcribed Image Text:Rogala Foods Inc. was formed in 2015 with the merger of Grouch Mayer and Tashamo Corporation. The company reported the following rounded amounts for the year ended January 3, 2016 (all amounts in millions): Debits Credits Accounts Receivable $1,140 $ 18,500 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 28 Sales (assume all on credit) Required: 1. Assume Rogala uses 3/4 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year, assuming no Bad Debt Expense has been recorded yet. 2. Assume instead Rogala uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required at January 3, 2016, for recording Bad Debt Expense. 3. Assume instead that Rogala's uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense assuming Rogala's unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at January 3, 2016 was a debit balance of $22. 4. If one of Rogala's customers declared bankruptcy, what journal entry would be used to write off its $20 balance?
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