Allowance Method for Doubtful Accounts Averys All-Natural Company supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout Texas and the Southwest. The accounts receivable clerk for Averys All-Natural prepared the following aging-of-receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y7:           Days Past Due Customer Balance Not Past Due 1–30 31–60 61–90 91–120 Over 120 AAA Beauty 27,500   27,500             Amelia's Wigs 3,750         3,750       Zim’s Beauty 1,650       1,650         Totals 1,100,000   750,000   180,000 75,000 45,000 22,000 28,000   Averys All-Natural Company 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   7   61–90 days past due   16   91–120 days past due   40   Over 120 days past due   90   Instructions: 1.  Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging-of-receivables schedule. fill in the blank 1 2.  Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Averys All-Natural Company has a negative balance of $(2,250) before adjustment on December 31, 20Y7. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the adjustment for uncollectible accounts. If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.   Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity - Allowance for doubtful accounts  + No effect  = No effect  +   Retained earnings  20Y7 Dec. 31   fill in the blank 6   fill in the blank 7   fill in the blank 8     fill in the blank 9 Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement No effect    fill in the blank 11   Bad debt expense  fill in the blank 13 3.  Averys All-Natural Company reported credit sales of $2,400,000 during 20Y7. Assume that instead of using the analysis of receivables method of estimating uncollectible accounts, Natural Hair Company uses the percent of sales method and estimates that 2.5% of sales will be uncollectible. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the adjustment for uncollectible accounts using the percent of sales method. If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.   Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity -   +   =   +     20Y7 Dec. 31   fill in the blank 18   fill in the blank 19   fill in the blank 20     fill in the blank 21 Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement     fill in the blank 23     fill in the blank 25

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Allowance Method for Doubtful Accounts

Averys All-Natural Company supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout Texas and the Southwest. The accounts receivable clerk for Averys All-Natural prepared the following aging-of-receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y7:

          Days Past Due
Customer Balance Not Past
Due
1–30 31–60 61–90 91–120 Over 120
AAA Beauty 27,500   27,500            
Amelia's Wigs 3,750         3,750      
Zim’s Beauty 1,650       1,650        
Totals 1,100,000   750,000   180,000 75,000 45,000 22,000 28,000

 

Averys All-Natural Company 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   7  
61–90 days past due   16  
91–120 days past due   40  
Over 120 days past due   90  

Instructions:

1.  Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging-of-receivables schedule.
fill in the blank 1

2.  Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Averys All-Natural Company has a negative balance of $(2,250) before adjustment on December 31, 20Y7. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the adjustment for uncollectible accounts.

If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.

 
Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity
- Allowance for doubtful accounts  + No effect  = No effect  +   Retained earnings 
20Y7 Dec. 31   fill in the blank 6   fill in the blank 7   fill in the blank 8     fill in the blank 9
Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement
No effect    fill in the blank 11   Bad debt expense  fill in the blank 13

3.  Averys All-Natural Company reported credit sales of $2,400,000 during 20Y7. Assume that instead of using the analysis of receivables method of estimating uncollectible accounts, Natural Hair Company uses the percent of sales method and estimates that 2.5% of sales will be uncollectible. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the adjustment for uncollectible accounts using the percent of sales method.

If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.

 
Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity
-   +   =   +    
20Y7 Dec. 31   fill in the blank 18   fill in the blank 19   fill in the blank 20     fill in the blank 21
Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement
    fill in the blank 23     fill in the blank 25

4.  Assume that on March 4, 20Y8, Averys All-Natural wrote off the $2,950 account of Superior Images as uncollectible. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the write-off of the Superior Images account.

If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.

 
Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity
  -   =   +    
20Y8 Mar. 4 fill in the blank 30   fill in the blank 31   fill in the blank 32     fill in the blank 33
Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement
  fill in the blank 35     fill in the blank 37

5.  Assume that on August 17, 20Y8, Superior Images paid $2,950 on its account. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of reinstating and collecting the Superior Images account.

(a) Reinstatement

If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.

 
Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity
  -   =   +    
20Y8 Aug. 17 fill in the blank 42   fill in the blank 43   fill in the blank 44     fill in the blank 45
Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement
  fill in the blank 47     fill in the blank 49

(b) Collection

If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank. Enter account decreases and cash outflows as negative amounts.

 
Statement of Cash Flows Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity
  +   =   +    
20Y8 Aug. 17 fill in the blank 54   fill in the blank 55   fill in the blank 56     fill in the blank 57
Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement
  fill in the blank 59     fill in the blank 61

6.  Assume that instead of using the allowance method, Averys All-Natural uses the direct writeoff method. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the following:

a.  The write-off of the Superior Images account on March 4, 20Y8.

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