Loose-leaf for Fundamentals of Financial Accounting with Connect
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Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 7Q
To determine
The amount which would be reported as sales, bad debts , and net income in 2015 and 2016, if the phone company uses allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts.
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Bennett Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. Prepare the
appropriate journal entries to record the following transactions during 2010. You may omit journal
entry explanations.
June 20
The account of Ken Watts for $1,000 was deemed to be uncollectible and is written off
as a bad debt.
Received a check for $1,000 from Ken Watts, whose account had previously been
written off as uncollectible.
Oct. 14
Dec. 31
Use the following information for year-end adjusting entries:
The balance of Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at year end
are $131,000 and $2,900, respectively. It is estimated that bad debts will be 4% of
accounts receivable.
Applying the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible
Gate City Cycles had trouble collecting its account receivable from Shawna Brown. On June 19, 2016, Gate City finally wrote off Brown’s $700 account receivable. On December 31, Brown sent a $700 check to Gate City.
At January 31, 2016, Knoll’s accounts receivable totaled $18,000. During February, she earned revenue of $21,000 on account and collected $23,000 on account. She also wrote off uncollectible receivables of $1,050 on February 29, 2016.
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Use the direct write-off method to journalize Knoll’s write-off of the uncollectible receivables.
What is Knoll’s balance of Accounts Receivable at February 29, 2016?
Chapter 8 Solutions
Loose-leaf for Fundamentals of Financial Accounting with Connect
Ch. 8 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 8 - Prob. 2QCh. 8 - Which basic accounting principles does the...Ch. 8 - Using the allowance method, is Bad Debt Expense...Ch. 8 - What is the effect of the write-off of...Ch. 8 - How does the use of calculated estimates differ...Ch. 8 - Prob. 7QCh. 8 - What is the primary difference between accounts...Ch. 8 - What are the three components of the interest...Ch. 8 - Prob. 10Q
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