29. When an uncollectible account is written off under the estimated bad debts method, it a. Decrease net income b. Increases working capital c. Increases the accounts receivable net realizable value d. Leave total assets unchanged
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- Tines Commerce computes bad debt based on the allowance method. They determine their current years balance estimation to be a credit of $45,000. The previous period had a credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $12,000. What should be the reported figure in the adjusting entry for the current period? A. $12,000 B. $45,000 C. $33,000 D. $57,000Determining Bad Debt Expense Using the Aging Method At the beginning of the year, Tennyson Auto Parts had an accounts receivable balance of $31,800 and a balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,980 (credit). During the year, Tennyson had credit sales of $624,300, collected accounts receivable in the amount of $602,700, wrote off $18,600 of accounts receivable, and had the following data for accounts receivable at the end of the period: Required: 1. Determine the desired post adjustment balance in allowance for doubtful accounts. 2. Determine the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts before the bad debt expense adjusting entry is posted. 3. Compute bad debt expense. 4. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debt expense.Bristax Corporation recorded $1,385,660 in credit sales for the year, and $732,410 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 3.1% for the income statement method and 4.5% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,550; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $17,430; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
- Ink Records recorded $2,333,898 in credit sales for the year and $1,466,990 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 3% for the income statement method and 5% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,254; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.Balloons Plus computes bad debt based on the allowance method. They determine their current years balance estimation to be a credit of $84,000. The previous period had a credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $26,000. What should be the reported figure in the adjusting entry for the current period? A. $84,000 B. $58,000 C. $26,000 D. $110,000Jars Plus recorded $861,430 in credit sales for the year and $488,000 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 2.3% for the income statement method, and 3.6% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,220, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $5,470, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
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- Elegant Universal uses the balance sheet aging method to account for uncollectible debt on receivables. The following is the past-due category information for outstanding receivable debt for 2019. To manage earnings more favorably, Elegant Universal considers changing the past-due categories as follows. A. Complete each table by filling in the blanks. B. Determine the difference between totals uncollectible. C. Describe the categories change effect on net income and accounts receivable.Average Uncollectible Account Losses and Bad Debt Expense The accountant for Porile Company prepared the following data for sales and losses from uncollectible accounts: Required: 1. Calculate the average percentage of losses from uncollectible accounts for 2015 through 2018. 2. Assume that the credit sales for 2019 are $1,260,000 and that the weighted average percentage calculated in Requirement 1 is used as an estimate of loses from uncollectible accounts for 2019 credit sales. Determine the bad debt expense for 2019 using the percentage of credit sales method. 3. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Do you believe this estimate of bad debt expense is reasonable? 4. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION How would you estimate 2019 bad debt expense if losses from uncollectible accounts for 2018 were What other action would management consider?Goods for Less uses the balance sheet aging method to account for uncollectible debt on receivables. The following is the past-due category information for outstanding receivable debt for 2019. To manage earnings more favorably, Goods for Less considers changing the past-due categories as follows. A. Complete each table by filling in the blanks. B. Determine the difference between totals uncollectible. C. Describe the categories change effect on net income and accounts receivable.