How much higher (lower) would Rustic Tables’ net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?

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Entries for Bad Debt Expense Under the Direct Write-Off and Allowance Method

The following selected transactions were taken from the records of Rustic Tables Company for the year ending December 31:

June 8. Wrote off account of Kathy Quantel, $4,710.
Aug. 14. Received $3,340 as partial payment on the $8,430 account of Rosalie Oakes. Wrote off the remaining balance as uncollectible.
Oct. 16. Received the $4,710 from Kathy Quantel, which had been written off on June 8. Reinstated the account and recorded the cash receipt.
Dec. 31. Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (record as one journal entry):

Wade Dolan $1,370
Greg Gagne 850
Amber Kisko 3,250
Shannon Poole 1,880
Niki Spence 520

Dec. 31   If necessary, record the year-end adjusting entry for the uncollectible accounts.

The company prepared the following aging schedule for its accounts receivable:

Aging Class (Number
of Days Past Due)
Receivables Balance
on December 31
Estimated Percent of
Uncollectible Accounts
                0-30 days $226,000       1 %
                31-60 days 85,000       9  
                61-90 days 27,000       30  
                91-120 days 10,000       55  
                More than 120 days 14,000       85  
                Total receivables $362,000          

For those amount boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. If an account is not required, select "No entry" from the dropdown box(es).

a.  Journalize the transactions under the direct write-off method.

June 8   fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_2  
      fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_4
Aug. 14   fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_6 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_7
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_9 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_10
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_12 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_13
Oct. 16-reinstate   fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_15  
      fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_17
Oct. 16-collection   fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_19  
      fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_21
Dec. 31-write-off   fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_23 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_24
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_26 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_27
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_29 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_30
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_32 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_33
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_35 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_36
    fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_38 fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_39
Dec. 31-adjusting   fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_41  
      fill in the blank 7fcafffd9fee025_43

b.  Journalize the transactions under the allowance method, assuming that the allowance account had a beginning balance of $14,130 at the beginning of the year and the company uses the analysis of receivables method.

June 8   fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_2  
      fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_4
Aug. 14   fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_6 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_7
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_9 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_10
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_12 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_13
Oct. 16-reinstate   fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_15  
      fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_17
Oct. 16-collection   fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_19  
      fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_21
Dec. 31-write-off   fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_23 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_24
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_26 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_27
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_29 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_30
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_32 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_33
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_35 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_36
    fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_38 fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_39
Dec. 31-adjusting   fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_41  
      fill in the blank c3d14c00e06d049_43

c.  How much higher (lower) would Rustic Tables’ net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?
  by fill in the blank 33b6dd081077053_2

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