Essentials Of Investments
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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
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Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
Section: Chapter Questions
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D1.
What is the average balance of receivables greater than 120 days due $
![a. Compute the ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31.
$167,500
b. Prepare its entries (1) to write off uncollectible accounts and (2) to recognize bad debt expense.
Cr.
Ref.
Account Name
Dr.
220,000
1. Dec. 31
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts Receivable
To write-off uncollectible accounts
2. Dec. 31 Bad Debt Expense
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
To recognize bad debt expense
Less than 30 days
31-90 days.
91-120 days
Greater than 120 days
95%
90%
70%
40%
0
187,500
0
2,600
1,000
733
1.600
0✓
c. At the end of the year, the allowance is estimated based on the following aging of accounts receivable. What is the estimated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance at December 31?
Accounts Probability of Number of
Receivable Collection
Accounts
$650,000
200,000
110,000
40,000
$1,000,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance, year-end $ 109,500
220,000✔
0✔
187,500
d. What information is available from the aging analysis in part c that is not apparent when using the percentage of credit sales approach?
Percentage of receivables older than 91 days: 15 ✔%
Average balance of receivables greater than 120 days due: $ 100,000 x](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff324b481-b878-4b39-8e9a-8990284a9b84%2F41deee18-0ae8-4c8f-b0c4-8ba37acf8ad3%2Fh7sgaf7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:a. Compute the ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31.
$167,500
b. Prepare its entries (1) to write off uncollectible accounts and (2) to recognize bad debt expense.
Cr.
Ref.
Account Name
Dr.
220,000
1. Dec. 31
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts Receivable
To write-off uncollectible accounts
2. Dec. 31 Bad Debt Expense
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
To recognize bad debt expense
Less than 30 days
31-90 days.
91-120 days
Greater than 120 days
95%
90%
70%
40%
0
187,500
0
2,600
1,000
733
1.600
0✓
c. At the end of the year, the allowance is estimated based on the following aging of accounts receivable. What is the estimated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance at December 31?
Accounts Probability of Number of
Receivable Collection
Accounts
$650,000
200,000
110,000
40,000
$1,000,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance, year-end $ 109,500
220,000✔
0✔
187,500
d. What information is available from the aging analysis in part c that is not apparent when using the percentage of credit sales approach?
Percentage of receivables older than 91 days: 15 ✔%
Average balance of receivables greater than 120 days due: $ 100,000 x
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