At the beginning of the current period, Whispering Winds Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $200,600 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $9,630. During the period, it had net credit sales of $770,000 and collections of $746,470. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $7,481. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $22,900 at the end of the period. (Omit recording cost of goods sold.) Enter the beginning balances for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in a tabular summary. Use the summary to record transactions (a), (b), and (c) below. (a) Record sales and collections during the period. (b) Record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (c) Record bad debt expense for the period. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Liabili Assets Stockholders' Equity ties Allow. Retained Earnings For Doubtf Comm Accts. Cash ul on Rev. Exp. Rec. Accts Stock Be g. Ва 1. $1 $4 (a (b (c %24 %24 %24 %24 %24

At the beginning of the current period, Whispering Winds Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $200,600 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $9,630. During the period, it had net credit sales of $770,000 and collections of $746,470. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $7,481. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $22,900 at the end of the period. (Omit recording cost of goods sold.) Enter the beginning balances for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in a tabular summary. Use the summary to record transactions (a), (b), and (c) below. (a) Record sales and collections during the period. (b) Record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (c) Record bad debt expense for the period. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Liabili Assets Stockholders' Equity ties Allow. Retained Earnings For Doubtf Comm Accts. Cash ul on Rev. Exp. Rec. Accts Stock Be g. Ва 1. $1 $4 (a (b (c %24 %24 %24 %24 %24

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Chapter16: Accounting For Accounts Receivable

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