14th Edition

ISBN: 9781305088436

Author: Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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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 t…

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 ari…

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Chapter 9, Problem 12E

Using the data in Exercise 9-11, assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Selby’s Bike Co. had a debit balance of $7,200 as of December 31, 2016. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts as of December 31, 2016.

Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts as of December 31, 2016.

Selby’s Bike Co. is a wholesaler of motorcycle supplies. An aging of the company’s accounts receivable on December 31, 2016, and a historical analysis of the percentage of uncollectible accounts in each age category are as follows:

Chapter 9, Problem 12E, Using the data in Exercise 9-11, assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Selbys Bike Co.

Estimate what the proper balance of the allowance for doubtful accounts should be as of December 31, 2016.

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Solution Summary: The author explains the analysis of receivables method, which determines the estimated uncollectible accounts based on the age of individual accounts.

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