Johnson company’s financial year ended on December 31, 2010. All the transactions related to the company’s uncollectible accounts are can be found below: The accounts receivable account had a balance of $114,630 and the beginning balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $6,200.   Required: Assume that the aging of accounts receivable method was used by the company and that $7,050 of the accounts receivable as of December 31 were estimated to be uncollectible. You are now required to: a. Determine the amount to be charged to uncollectible expense (show your workings for the computation of this figure). b. Prepare the balance sheet extract to show the net realizable value of the Accounts Receivable as at December 31.

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Johnson company’s financial year ended on December 31, 2010. All the
transactions related to the company’s uncollectible accounts are can be found below:

The accounts receivable account had a balance of $114,630 and the beginning balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $6,200.

 

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Assume that the aging of accounts receivable method was used by the company and that $7,050 of the accounts receivable as of December 31 were estimated to be uncollectible. You are now required to:
a. Determine the amount to be charged to uncollectible expense (show your workings for the computation of this figure).
b. Prepare the balance sheet extract to show the net realizable value of the Accounts Receivable as at December 31.

Wrote of $440 account of Miller Company as
uncollectible
Re-establish the account of Louisa Teller and
record the collection of $1,050 as payment in
full for her account which had been written
January 15
April 2nd
off earlier
Received 40% of the $700 balance owed by
July 31
William John and wrote off the remainder as
uncollectible
Wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of
Sherwin Company, $1,700 and V. Vasell
$2,200
Received 25% of the $1,140 owed by Grant
Company and wrote off the remainder as
uncollectible
Received $741 from M. Fuller in full payment
of his account which had been written off
earlier as uncollectible
Estimated uncollectible accounts expense for
the year to be 1.5% of net credit sales of
$521,000
August 15
September 26
October 16
December 31
Transcribed Image Text:Wrote of $440 account of Miller Company as uncollectible Re-establish the account of Louisa Teller and record the collection of $1,050 as payment in full for her account which had been written January 15 April 2nd off earlier Received 40% of the $700 balance owed by July 31 William John and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible Wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of Sherwin Company, $1,700 and V. Vasell $2,200 Received 25% of the $1,140 owed by Grant Company and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible Received $741 from M. Fuller in full payment of his account which had been written off earlier as uncollectible Estimated uncollectible accounts expense for the year to be 1.5% of net credit sales of $521,000 August 15 September 26 October 16 December 31
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