Financial & Managerial Accounting
Financial & Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781285866307
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.2CP

(1) (a)

To determine

Allowance method:

It is a method for accounting bad debt expense, where amount of uncollectible accounts receivables are estimated and recorded at the end of particular period. Under this method, bad debts expenses are estimated and recorded prior to the occurrence of actual bad debt, in compliance with matching principle by using the allowance for doubtful account.

Percentage of sales method:

Credit sales are recorded by debiting (increasing) accounts receivable account. The bad debts is a loss incurred out of credit sales, hence uncollectible accounts can be estimated as a percentage of credit sales or total sales.

It is a method of estimating the bad debts (expected loss on extending credit), by multiplying the expected percentage of uncollectible with the total amount of net credit sale (or total sales) for a specific period. Under percentage of sales method, estimated bad debts would be treated as a bad debt expense of the particular period.

the amount of (a) the addition to allowance for doubtful accounts and (b) the accounts written off for each of the four years.

(2)

To determine

To advise: Person LJ, whether the estimate of ½ of 1% of credit sales appears reasonable.

(3)

To determine

To discuss: The action, which is required to determine the required balance in allowance for doubtful accounts by December 31, 2016, and suggest the possible changes for the recommended accounting for  uncollectible receivables.

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Chapter 8 Solutions

Financial & Managerial Accounting

Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1APECh. 8 - Prob. 8.1BPECh. 8 - Prob. 8.2APECh. 8 - Prob. 8.2BPECh. 8 - Prob. 8.3APECh. 8 - Prob. 8.3BPECh. 8 - Analysis of receivables method At the end of the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.4BPECh. 8 - Prob. 8.5APECh. 8 - Note receivable Prefix Supply Company received a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.6APECh. 8 - Prob. 8.6BPECh. 8 - Classifications of receivables Boeing is one of...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.2EXCh. 8 - Entries for uncollectible accounts, using direct...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.4EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.5EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.6EXCh. 8 - Number of days past due Toot Auto Supply...Ch. 8 - Aging of receivables schedule The accounts...Ch. 8 - Estimating allowance for doubtful accounts Waddell...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.10EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.11EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.12EXCh. 8 - Entries for bad debt expense under the direct...Ch. 8 - Entries for bad debt expense under the direct...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.15EXCh. 8 - Effect of doubtful accounts on net income Using...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.17EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.18EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.19EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.20EXCh. 8 - Entries for notes receivable The series of seven...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.22EXCh. 8 - Entries for receipt and dishonor of note...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.24EXCh. 8 - Prob. 8.25EXCh. 8 - Accounts receivable turnover and days' sales in...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.27EXCh. 8 - Accounts receivable turnover and days' sales in...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.29EXCh. 8 - Allowance method entries The following...Ch. 8 - Aging of receivables; estimating allowance for...Ch. 8 - Compare two methods of accounting for...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.4APRCh. 8 - Notes receivable entries The following data relate...Ch. 8 - Sales and notes receivable transactions The...Ch. 8 - Allowance method entries The following...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.2BPRCh. 8 - Compare two methods of accounting for...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.4BPRCh. 8 - Notes receivable entries The following data relate...Ch. 8 - Sales and notes receivable transactions The...Ch. 8 - Ethics and professional conduct in, business Bev...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.2CPCh. 8 - Prob. 8.3CPCh. 8 - Prob. 8.4CPCh. 8 - Prob. 8.5CP
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