Concept explainers
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Accounts receivable refers to the amounts to be received within a short period from customers upon the sale of goods and services on account. In other words, accounts receivable are amounts customers owe to the business. Accounts receivable is an asset of a business.
Bad debt expense:
Bad debt expense is an expense account. The amounts of loss incurred from extending credit to the customers are recorded as bad debt expense. In other words, the estimated uncollectible accounts receivable are known as bad debt expense.
Percentage-of-sales basis:
It is a method of estimating the
To prepare: The
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To prepare: The journal entry, to record the write-off of the customer’s bad debts.
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- Sales and notes receivable transactions The following were selected from among the transactions completed by Caldemeyer Co. during the current year. Caldemeyer Co. sells and installs home and business security systems. Jan. 3. Loaned 18,000 cash to Trina Gelhaus, receiving a 90-day, 8% note. Feb. 10. Sold merchandise on account to Bradford Co., 24,000. The cost of the merchandise sold was 14,400. 13. Sold merchandise on account to Dry Creek Co., 60,000. The cost of merchandise sold was 54,000. Mar. 12. Accepted a 60-day, 7% note for 24,000 from Bradford Co. on account. 14. Accepted a 60-day, 9% note for 60,000 from Dry Creek Co. on account. Apr. 3. Received the interest due from Trina Gelhaus and a new 120-day, 9% note as a renewal of the loan of January 3. (Record both the debit and the credit to the notes receivable account.) May 11. Received from Bradford Co. the amount due on the note of March 12. 13. Dry Creek Co. dishonored its note dated March 14. July 12. Received from Dry Creek Co. the amount owed on the dishonored note, plus interest for 60 days at 12% computed on the maturity value of the note. Aug. 1. Received from Trina Gelhaus the amount due on her note of April 3. Oct. 5. Sold merchandise on account to Halloran Co., 13,500. The cost of the merchandise sold was 8,100. 15. Received from Halloran Co. the amount of the invoice of October 5. Instructions Journalize the entries to record the transactions.arrow_forwardSales and notes receivable transactions The following were selected from among the transactions completed by Caldemeyer Co. during the current year. Caldemeyer sells and installs home and business security systems. Jan. 3. Loaned 18,000 cash to Trina Gelhaus, receiving a 90-day, 8% note. Feb. 10. Sold merchandise on account to Bradford Co., 24,000. The cost of goods sold was 14,400. I3. Sold merchandise on account to Dry Creek Co., 60,000. The cost of goods sold was 54,000. Mar. 12. Accepted a 60-day, 7% note for 24,000 from Bradford Co. on account. 14. Accepted a 60-day, 9% note for 60,000 from Dry Creek Co. on account. Apr. 3. Received the interest due from Trina Gelhaus and a new 120-day, 9% note as a renewal of the loan of January 3. (Record both the debit and the credit to the notes receivable account.) May 11. Received from Bradford Co. the amount due on the note of March 12. 13. Dry Creek Co. dishonored its note dated March 14. July 12. Received from Dry Creek Co. the amount owed on the dishonored note, plus interest for 60 days at 12% computed on the maturity value of the note. Aug. 1. Received from Trina Gelhaus the amount due on her note of April 3. Oct. 5. Sold merchandise on account, terms 2/10, n/30, to Halloran Co., 13,500. Record the sale net of the 2% discount. The cost of goods sold was 8,100. 15. Received from Halloran Co. the amount of the invoice of October 5, less 2% discount. Instructions Journalize the entries to record the transactions.arrow_forwardMonitoring of Receivables The Russ Fogler Company, a small manufacturer of cordless telephones, began operations on January 1. Its credit sales for the first 6 months of operations were as follows: Throughout this entire period, the firm’s credit customers maintained a constant payments pattern: 209b paid in the month of sale, 309b paid in the first month following the sale, and 509b paid in the second month following the sale. What was Fogler’s receivables balance at the end of March and at the end of June? Assume 90 days per calendar quarter. What were the average daily sales (ADS) and days sales outstanding (DSO) for the first quarter and for the second quarter? What were the cumulative ADS and DSO for the first half-year? Construct an aging schedule as of June 30. Use account ages of 0-30, 31-60, and 61-90 days. Construct the uncollected balances schedule for the second quarter as of June 30.arrow_forward
- Casebolt Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending December 31: a. Journalize the write-offs under the direct write-off method. b. Journalize the write-offs under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. The company recorded 5,250,000 of credit sales during the year. Based on past history and industry averages, % of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible. c. How much higher (lower) would Casebolt Companys net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?arrow_forwardAging of receivables schedule The accounts receivable clerk for Waddell industries prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on August 31: The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule and not included in the preceding subtotals: Customer Balance Due Date Builders Industries 544,500 May 1 Eikhorn Company 21,000 June 20 Granite Creek Inc. 7,500 July 13 Lockwood Company 14,000 September 0 Teton Company 13.000 August 7 a. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts as of August 31. b. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals.arrow_forwardSales and notes receivable transactions The following were selected from among the transactions completed by Caldemeyer Co. during the current year. Caldemeyer Co. sells and installs home and business security systems. Jan. 3. Loaned 18,000 cash to Trina Gelhaus, receiving a 90-day, 8 % note. Feb. 10. Sold merchandise on account to Bradford Co., 24, 000. The cost of the merchandise sold was 14,400. 13. Sold merchandise on account to Dry Creek Co., 60,000. The cost of merchandise sold was 54,000. Mar. 12. Accepted a 60-day, 7% note for 24,000 from Bradford Co. on account. 14. Accepted a 60-day, 9% note for 60,000 from Dry Creek Co. on account. Apr. 3. Received the interest due from Trina Gelhaus and a new 120-day, 9% note as a renewal of the loan of January 3. (Record both the debit and the credit to the notes receivable account.) May 11. Received from Bradford Co. the amount due on the note of March 12. 13. Dry Creek Co. dishonored its note dated March 14. July 12. Received from Dry Creek Co. the amount owed on the dishonored note, plus interest for 60 days at 12% computed on the maturity value of the note. Aug. 1. Received from Trina Gelhaus the amount due on her note of April 3. Oct. 5.Sold merchandise on account to Halloran Co. 13,500. The cost of the merchandise sold was 8, 100. 15 Received from Halloran Co. the amount of the invoice of October 5, less 2 % discount. Instructions Journalize the entries to record the transactions.arrow_forward
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