The Family Place Kitchen is a small chain of kitchen remodeling stores. The company's year-end trial balance on December 31, 20X1, included the information shown below:     Accounts Receivable $ 495,220   Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (credit)   14,100     Net credit sales for 20X1 were $4,450,000. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has not yet been adjusted. Required: 1. At the end of 20X1, the following additional accounts receivable are deemed uncollectible:     Hayward Anderson $ 5,400   Richard Bennett   1,090   Donald O'Brian   2,100   Sergio Tirado   2,615   Columbus Wilkerson   1,550   Total $ 12,755     Prepare the December 31, 20X1, journal entry to write off the above accounts. Of the accounts to be charged off, $8,600 are more than 60 days past due and $4,155 are from 31 to 60 days past due. Post this transaction to the T-accounts for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. 2. Assume that the company uses the percentage of sales method to estimate uncollectible accounts expense. After analyzing the prior year’s activities, management determined that losses from uncollectible accounts for 20X1 should be 0.32 percent of net credit sales. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entry. 3. Assume that the company uses the aging of accounts receivable method. The following information was furnished by the credit manager for use in calculating the estimated loss from uncollectible accounts. The balances of accounts were computed prior to the charge-offs in item 1.   Receivable Category Estimated Loss Rate Balances of Accounts (before charge-offs) Current 1 %   $ 405,000     1-30 days past due 5 %     45,000     31-60 days past due 10 %     24,700     Over 60 days past due 40 %     20,520     Total       $ 495,220       Compute the estimated uncollectible accounts as of December 31, 20X1.

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The Family Place Kitchen is a small chain of kitchen remodeling stores. The company's year-end trial balance on December 31, 20X1, included the information shown below:
 

 
Accounts Receivable $ 495,220  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (credit)   14,100  
 


Net credit sales for 20X1 were $4,450,000. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has not yet been adjusted.

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1. At the end of 20X1, the following additional accounts receivable are deemed uncollectible:
 

 
Hayward Anderson $ 5,400  
Richard Bennett   1,090  
Donald O'Brian   2,100  
Sergio Tirado   2,615  
Columbus Wilkerson   1,550  
Total $ 12,755  
 


Prepare the December 31, 20X1, journal entry to write off the above accounts. Of the accounts to be charged off, $8,600 are more than 60 days past due and $4,155 are from 31 to 60 days past due. Post this transaction to the T-accounts for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

2. Assume that the company uses the percentage of sales method to estimate uncollectible accounts expense. After analyzing the prior year’s activities, management determined that losses from uncollectible accounts for 20X1 should be 0.32 percent of net credit sales. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entry.

3. Assume that the company uses the aging of accounts receivable method. The following information was furnished by the credit manager for use in calculating the estimated loss from uncollectible accounts. The balances of accounts were computed prior to the charge-offs in item 1.

 

Receivable Category Estimated Loss Rate Balances of Accounts (before charge-offs)
Current 1 %   $ 405,000    
1-30 days past due 5 %     45,000    
31-60 days past due 10 %     24,700    
Over 60 days past due 40 %     20,520    
Total       $ 495,220    
 


Compute the estimated uncollectible accounts as of December 31, 20X1.

4. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entry to record the estimated uncollectible accounts expense on December 31 using the aging method. Post this entry to the T-accounts for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

Record the entry to estimated bad-debt losses based on net credit sales in the table below.

date general journal debit credit
Dec. 31, 20X1      
       
       
       
       
       
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