The following are a series of unrelated situations. Answer the questions relating to each of the five independent situations as requested. 1. Sage Company’s unadjusted trial balance at December 31, 2020, included the following accounts.
Bad Debts
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.
Answer the questions relating to each of the five independent situations as requested.
1. Sage Company’s unadjusted
Debit
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Credit
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$53,700 | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 4,640 | |||
Net sales | $1,227,300 |
Sage Company estimates uncollectible accounts will be 8% of gross accounts receivable. Determine its
Bad debt expense for 2020 |
$
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2. An analysis and aging of Pronghorn Corp. accounts receivable at December 31, 2020, disclosed the following.
Amounts estimated to be uncollectible | $ 184,460 | |
Accounts receivable | 1,758,700 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts (per books) | 127,940 |
What is the net amount expected to be collected of Pronghorn’s receivables at December 31, 2020?
Net realizable value |
$
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3. Stellar Co. provides for doubtful accounts based on 3% of gross accounts receivable, The following data are available for 2020.
Credit sales during 2020 | $3,603,000 | |
Bad debt expense | 57,750 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1/1/20 | 15,810 | |
Collection of accounts written off in prior years (customer credit was reestablished) | 8,350 | |
Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 | 27,120 |
What is the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2020?
Allowance for doubtful accounts 12/31/20 |
$
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4. At the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2020, Pearl Inc. reported the following information.
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | $927,300 | |
Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 | 21,750 | |
Bad debt expense for 2020 | 82,370 |
What should be the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2020, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts?
Accounts receivable, before deducting allowance for doubtful accounts |
$
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5. The following accounts were taken from Martinez Inc.’s trial balance at December 31, 2020.
Debit
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Credit
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Net credit sales | $719,000 | |||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $12,850 | |||
Accounts receivable | 331,100 |
If doubtful accounts are 3% of accounts receivable, determine the bad debt expense to be reported for 2020.
Bad debt expense, as adjusted |
$
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