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, 20Y6 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 20,100.00 20,100.00           5 Brown Trout Fly Shop 7,300.00     7,300.00       6 ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ 7                 8 Zigs Fish Adventures 4,200.00   4,200.00         9 Subtotals 1,328,100.00 759,100.00 299,900.00 125,700.00 44,600.00 19,100.00 79,700.00       The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule: Customer Due Date Balance Adams Sports & Flies May 22, 20Y6 $4,500 Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10, 20Y6 5,400 Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29, 20Y6 7,900 Deschutes Sports Oct. 20, 20Y6 6,500 Green River Sports Nov. 7, 20Y6 3,000 Smith River Co. Nov. 28, 20Y6 2,200 Western Trout Company Dec. 7, 20Y6 6,700 Wolfe Sports Jan. 20, 20Y7 4,200   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 11 61–90 days past due 29 91–120 days past due 38 Over 120 days past due 84   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 $3,200 before adjustment on December 31, 20Y6. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the chart of accounts for a listing of the account titles the company uses.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, 20Y6

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
20,100.00
20,100.00
 
 
 
 
 
5
Brown Trout Fly Shop
7,300.00
 
 
7,300.00
 
 
 
6
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
Zigs Fish Adventures
4,200.00
 
4,200.00
 
 
 
 
9
Subtotals
1,328,100.00
759,100.00
299,900.00
125,700.00
44,600.00
19,100.00
79,700.00
 
 
 
The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule:
Customer
Due Date
Balance
Adams Sports & Flies May 22, 20Y6 $4,500
Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10, 20Y6 5,400
Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29, 20Y6 7,900
Deschutes Sports Oct. 20, 20Y6 6,500
Green River Sports Nov. 7, 20Y6 3,000
Smith River Co. Nov. 28, 20Y6 2,200
Western Trout Company Dec. 7, 20Y6 6,700
Wolfe Sports Jan. 20, 20Y7 4,200
 
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 11
61–90 days past due 29
91–120 days past due 38
Over 120 days past due 84

 

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 $3,200 before adjustment on December 31, 20Y6. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the chart of accounts for a listing of the account titles the company uses.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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