Rosie Dry Cleaning was started on January 1, Year 1. It experienced the following events during its first two years of operation. Events Affecting Year 1 1. Provided $45,000 of cleaning services on account. 2. Collected $39,000 cash from accounts receivable. 3. Adjusted the accounting records to reflect the estimate that uncollectible accounts expense would be 1 percent of the cleaning revenue on account. Events Affecting Year 2 1. Wrote off a $300 account receivable that was determined to be uncollectible. 2. Provided $62,000 of cleaning services on account. 3. Collected $61,000 cash from accounts receivable. 4. Adjusted the accounting records to reflect the estimate that uncollectible accounts expense would be 1 percent of the cleaning revenue on account. Required a. Record the events for Year 1 and Year 2 (including closing entries for Year 1) in T-accounts. b. Determine the following amounts: (1) Net income for Year 1. (2) Net cash flow from operating activities for Year 1. (3) Balance of accounts receivable at the end of Year 1. (4) Net realizable value of accounts receivable at the end of Year 1.
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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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