Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259535314
Author: David Marshall, Wayne William McManus, Daniel Viele
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Textbook Question
Book Icon
Chapter 5, Problem 5.11E

Exercise 5.11

LO 5

Bad debts analysis-Allowance, account On January 1, 2016, the balance in Tabor Co.’s Allowance for Bad Debts account was $26,800. During the first 11 months of the year, bad debts expense of $42,924 was recognized. The balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts account at November 30, 2016, was $19,526.

Required:

  1. What was the total of accounts written off during the first 11 months? (Hint: Make a T-account for the Allowance for Bad Debts account.)
  2. As the result of a comprehensive analysis, it is determined that the December 31, 2016, balance of the Allowance for Bad Debts account should be $19,000. Show the adjustment required in the horizontal model or in journal entry format.
  3. During a conversation with the credit manager, one of Tabor’s sales representatives learns that a $2,460 receivable from a bankrupt customer has not been written off but was considered in the determination of the appropriate year-end balance of the Allowance for Bad Debts account balance. Write a brief explanation to the sales representative explaining the effect that the write-off of this account receivable would have had on 2016 net income.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Problem 4 Part A. On 12/31/16, Phoebe Company’s balance sheet revealed a $7,000 balance in its allowance for doubtful accounts. During 2017, $2,000 of accounts were written off and $500 of accounts receivable previously written off were collected. On 12/31/17, bad debt expense was estimated to be 5% on net credit sales, which were $400,000 Required: Calculate the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts on 12/31/17. Part B. The following information was taken from the unadjusted trial balance and aging schedule of Diane Company on December 31, 2017. All sales are on account.             Accounts and related balances at December 31, 2017 before adjustment:   Debit Credit Accounts receivable $46,000   Allowance for doubtful accounts   $       680 Sales (all on account)   500,000 Sales returns 3,000               Aging Schedule of Accounts Receivable: Age          Amount % Uncollectible 0-30 days $14,000   5% 30-60…
Question 15
Question 4 Maple Co. provides for bad debts expense at the rate of 5.72% of ending Accounts Receivable. On Jan 1, 20X1, the Allowance for Bad Debts was $18,000. There were $16,000 of accounts written off during the year. Credit sales for the year were $640,000. Ending Accounts Receivable was $115,000. What is the amount of Bad Debt Expense for the year? Enter your response as a whole number, no commas and no dollar signs. Your Answer:

Chapter 5 Solutions

Accounting: What the Numbers Mean

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable; Author: The Finance Storyteller;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_aUWbQa878;License: Standard Youtube License