Concept explainers
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.
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,
To journalize: The transaction made on April 2.
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FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
- Gomez Company sells electrical supplies on a wholesale basis. The balances of the accounts as of April 1 have been recorded in the general ledger in your Working Papers and CengageNow. The following transactions took place during April of this year: Apr. 1 Sold merchandise on account to Myers Company, invoice no. 761, 570.40. 5 Sold merchandise on account to L. R. Foster Company, invoice no. 762, 486.10. 6 Issued credit memo no. 50 to Myers Company for merchandise returned, 40.70. 10 Sold merchandise on account to Diaz Hardware, invoice no. 763, 293.35. 14 Sold merchandise on account to Brooks and Bennett, invoice no. 764, 640.16. 17 Sold merchandise on account to Powell and Reyes, invoice no. 765, 582.12. 21 Issued credit memo no. 51 to Brooks and Bennett for merchandise returned, 68.44. 24 Sold merchandise on account to Ortiz Company, invoice no. 766, 652.87. 26 Sold merchandise on account to Diaz Hardware, invoice no. 767, 832.19. 30 Issued credit memo no. 52 to Diaz Hardware for damage to merchandise, 98.50. Required 1. Record these sales of merchandise on account in the sales journal. If using Working Papers, use page 39. Record the sales returns and allowances in the general journal. If using Working Papers, use page 74. 2. Immediately after recording each transaction, post to the accounts receivable ledger. 3. Post the amounts from the general journal daily. Post the sales journal amount as a total at the end of the month: Accounts Receivable 113, Sales 411, Sales Returns and Allowances 412. 4. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable. Compare the balance of the Accounts Receivable controlling account with the total of the schedule of accounts receivable.arrow_forwardOn March 24, MS Companys Accounts Receivable consisted of the following customer balances: S. Burton 310 A. Tangier 240 J. Holmes 504 F. Fullman 110 P. Molty 90 During the following week, MS made a sale of 104 to Molty and collected cash on account of 207 from Burton and 360 from Holmes. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable for MS at March 31, 20--.arrow_forwardReview the following transactions and prepare any necessary journal entries for Tolbert Enterprises. A. On April 7, Tolbert Enterprises contracts with a supplier to purchase 300 water bottles for their merchandise inventory, on credit, for $10 each. Credit terms are 2/10, n/60 from the invoice date of April 7. B. On April 15, Tolbert pays the amount due in cash to the supplier.arrow_forward
- The following transactions were completed by Nelsons Boutique, a retailer, during July. Terms of sales on account are 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point. July 3Received cash from J. Smith in payment of June 29 invoice of 350, less cash discount. 6Issued Ck. No. 1718, 742.50, to Designer, Inc., for invoice. no. 2256, recorded previously for 750, less cash discount of 7.50. July 9Sold merchandise in the amount of 250 on a credit card. Sales tax on this sale is 6%. The credit card fee the bank deducted for this transaction is 5. 10Issued Ck. No. 1719, 764.40, to Smart Style, Inc., for invoice no. 1825, recorded previously on account for 780. A trade discount of 25% was applied at the time of purchase, and Smart Style, Inc.s credit terms are 2/10, n/30. 12Received 180 cash in payment of June 20 invoice from R. Matthews. No cash discount applied. 18Received 1,575 cash in payment of a 1,500 note receivable and interest of 75. 21Voided Ck. No. 1720 due to error. 25Received and paid utility bill, 152; Ck. No. 1721, payable to City Utilities Company. 31Paid wages recorded previously for the month, 2,586, Ck. No. 1722. Required 1. Journalize the transactions for July in the cash receipts journal, the general journal (for the transaction on July 9th), or the cash payments journal as appropriate. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. 2. If you are using Working Papers, total and rule the journals. Prove the equality of debit and credit totals.arrow_forwardCatherines Cookies has a beginning balance in the Accounts Payable control total account of $8,200. In the cash disbursements journal, the Accounts Payable column has total debits of $6,800 for November. The Accounts Payable credit column in the purchases journal reveals a total of $10,500 for the current month. Based on this information, what is the ending balance in the Accounts Payable account in the general ledger?arrow_forwardPrepare journal entries for the following sales and cash receipts transactions. (a) Merchandise is sold on account for 300 plus 3% sales tax, with 2/10, n/30 cash discount terms. (b) Part of the merchandise sold in transaction (a) for 70 plus sales tax is returned for credit. (c) The balance on account for the merchandise sold in transaction (a) is paid in cash within the discount period.arrow_forward
- The following transactions were completed by Nelsons Hardware, a retailer, during September. Terms on sales on account are 1/10, n/30, FOB shipping point. Sept. 4Received cash from M. Alex in payment of August 25 invoice of 275, less cash discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 8175, 915.75, to Top Tools, Inc., for invoice. no. 2256, recorded previously for 925, less cash discount of 9.25. 10Sold merchandise in the amount of 175 on a credit card. Sales tax on this sale is 8%. The credit card fee the bank deducted for this transaction is 5. 11Issued Ck. No. 8176, 653.40, to Snap Tools, Inc. for invoice no. 726, recorded previously on account for 660. A trade discount of 15% was applied at the time of purchase, and Snap Tools, Inc.s credit terms are 1/10, n/45. 15Received 95 cash in payment of August 20 invoice from N. Johnson. No cash discount applied. 19Received 1,165 cash in payment of a 1,100 note receivable and interest of 65. 22Voided Ck. No. 8177 due to error. 26Received and paid telephone bill, 62; Ck. No. 8178, payable to Southern Telephone Company. 30Paid wages recorded previously for the month, 3,266, Ck. No. 8179. Required 1. Journalize the transactions for September in the cash receipts journal, the general journal (for the transaction on Sept. 10th), or the cash payments journal as appropriate. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. 2. If you are using Working Papers, total and rule the journals. Prove the equality of debit and credit totals.arrow_forwardJournalize the following transactions in the accounts of Sedona Interiors Company, a restaurant supply company that uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables:May 1. Sold merchandise on account to Beijing Palace Co., $18,900. The cost of the merchandise sold was $11,200.Aug. 30. Received $8,000 from Beijing Palace Co. and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of May 1 as uncollectible.Dec. 8. Reinstated the account of Beijing Palace Co. that had been written off on August 30 and received $10,900 cash in full payment.arrow_forwardEntries for Uncollectible Receivables, using Allowance Method Journalize the following transactions in the accounts of Zippy Interiors Company, a restaurant supply company that uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables: May 24  Sold merchandise on account to Old Town Cafe, $19,100. The cost of goods sold was $13,800. Sept. 30  Received $4,400 from Old Town Cafe and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of May 24 as uncollectible. Dec. 7  Reinstated the account of Old Town Cafe that had been written off on September 30 and received $14,700 cash in full payment. May 24-sale Accounts receivable-old town cafe sales May 24-cost Cost of goods sold Inventoru Sep 30 Cash Allowance for doubtful accounts accounts receivable old town cafe Dec 7-reinstate Accounts receivable old town cafe Allowance for doubtful accounts Dec 7-collection cash accounts receivable old town cafearrow_forward
- Journalize the following transactions in the accounts of Zippy Interiors Company, a restaurant supply company that uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables: May 24. Sold merchandise on account to Old Town Cafe, $24,450. The cost of goods sold was $14,500. Sept. 30. Received $9,000 from Old Town Cafe and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of May 24 as uncollectible. Dec. Â Â 7. Reinstated the account of Old Town Cafe that had been written off on September 30 and received $15,450 cash in full payment.arrow_forwardEntries for uncollectible receivables, using allowance method OBJ.A Journalize the following transactions in the accounts of Arizona Interiors Company, a restaurant supply company that uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables: May 1. Sold merchandise on account to Taiwan Palace Co., $25,800. The cost of the merchandise sold was $15.300. Aug. 30. Received $10,900 from Taiwan Palace Co. and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of May 1 as uncollectible. Dec. 8. Reinstated the account of Taiwan Palace Co, that had been written off on August 30 and received $14,900 cash in full payment.arrow_forwardEntries for Uncollectible Receivables, using Allowance Method Journalize the following transactions in the accounts of Zippy Interiors Company, a restaurant supply company that uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables: May 24 Sold merchandise on account to Old Town Cafe, $19,300. The cost of goods sold was $13,900. Sept. 30 Received $5,400 from Old Town Cafe and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of May 24 as uncollectible. Dec. 7 Reinstated the account of Old Town Cafe that had been written off on September 30 and received $13,900 cash in full payment. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. May 24-sale May 24-cost Accounting numeric field Sept. 30 Dec. 7-reinstate Dec. 7-collectionarrow_forward
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