The Southbreeze Hotel uses the aging of accounts receivable method of estimating E debts. As of December 31, 20X3, the summarized aging schedule and expected l. percentages are as follows: Aging of Accounts Receivable Current 0-30 31-60 61-90 Over 90 $750 30% Amount $18,000 $2,200 $1,800 $1,000 Loss % expected 1% 2% 4% 10% Required:
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.
![Problem 17
The Southbreeze Hotel uses the aging of accounts receivable method of estimating bad
debts. As of December 31, 20X3, the summarized aging schedule and expected loss
percentages are as follows:
Aging of Accounts Receivable
Current
0-30
31-60
61-90
Over 90
Amount
$18,000
$2,200
$1,800
$1,000
$750
Loss % expected
10%
30%
1%
2%
4%
Required:
1. Assuming a zero balance in the allowance account, make the necessary journal entry
on December 31, 20X3.
2. Assuming a $150 debit balance in the allowance account, make the necessary journal
entry on December 31, 20X3.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa41c81cb-2bd5-46ae-8f2f-822e1d753485%2F0313f547-b518-416d-9e09-fbb5c80aa5d2%2Ft4v8zk7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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