Trophy Fish Company supplies flies and fishing gear to sporting goods stores and outfitters throughout the western United States. The accounts receivable clerk for Trophy Fish prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y4:   1     Not Days Past Due Days Past Due Days Past Due Days Past Due Days Past Due 2     Past           3 Customer Balance Due 1-30 31-60 61-90 91-120 Over 120 4 AAA Outfitters 19,000.00 19,000.00           5 Brown Trout Fly Shop 7,800.00     7,800.00       6 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ 7                 8 Zigs Fish Adventures 4,000.00   4,000.00         9 Subtotals 1,301,600.00 743,000.00 294,100.00 120,000.00 40,200.00 23,300.00 81,000.00       The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule. Assume all due dates are for the current year except for Wolfe Sports, which is due in the next year. Customer Due Date Balance Adams Sports & Flies May 22 $4,800 Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10 5,200 Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29 8,000 Deschutes Sports Oct. 20 6,600 Green River Sports Nov. 7 3,500 Smith River Co. Nov. 28 2,000 Western Trout Company Dec. 7 6,600 Wolfe Sports Jan. 20 4,000   Trophy Fish has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows: Age Class Percent Uncollectible Not past due   1% 1–30 days past due 3 31–60 days past due 12 61–90 days past due 30 91–120 days past due 40 Over 120 days past due 78   1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero. 2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals. 3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule. 4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,500 before adjustment on December 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. 5. Assume that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?

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Trophy Fish Company supplies flies and fishing gear to sporting goods stores and outfitters throughout the western United States. The accounts receivable clerk for Trophy Fish prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y4:
 
1
 
 
Not
Days Past Due
Days Past Due
Days Past Due
Days Past Due
Days Past Due
2
 
 
Past
 
 
 
 
 
3
Customer
Balance
Due
1-30
31-60
61-90
91-120
Over 120
4
AAA Outfitters
19,000.00
19,000.00
 
 
 
 
 
5
Brown Trout Fly Shop
7,800.00
 
 
7,800.00
 
 
 
6
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7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
Zigs Fish Adventures
4,000.00
 
4,000.00
 
 
 
 
9
Subtotals
1,301,600.00
743,000.00
294,100.00
120,000.00
40,200.00
23,300.00
81,000.00
 
 
 
The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule. Assume all due dates are for the current year except for Wolfe Sports, which is due in the next year.
Customer
Due Date
Balance
Adams Sports & Flies May 22 $4,800
Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10 5,200
Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29 8,000
Deschutes Sports Oct. 20 6,600
Green River Sports Nov. 7 3,500
Smith River Co. Nov. 28 2,000
Western Trout Company Dec. 7 6,600
Wolfe Sports Jan. 20 4,000
 
Trophy Fish has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:
Age Class
Percent Uncollectible
Not past due   1%
1–30 days past due 3
31–60 days past due 12
61–90 days past due 30
91–120 days past due 40
Over 120 days past due 78
 
1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero.
2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals.
3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.
4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,500 before adjustment on December 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
5. Assume that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?
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