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Chapter 7: Question: P7-6 (page 373)

(Journalize Various Accounts Receivable Transactions) The balance sheet of Starsky Company at December 31, 2016, includes the following.

Note receivable

\(36,000

Accounts receivable

182,100

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

17,300

\)200,800

Transactions in 2017 include the following.

1. Accounts receivable of \(138,000 were collected including accounts of \)60,000, on which 2% sales discounts were allowed.

2. \(5,300 was received in payment of an account which was written off the books as worthless in 2016.

3. Customer accounts of \)17,500 were written off during the year.

4. At year-end, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was estimated to need a balance of $20,000. This estimate is based on an analysis of aged accounts receivable.

Instructions

Prepare all journal entries necessary to reflect the transactions above.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Adjustment of$14,900 is needed to maintain the allowance account balance

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Allowance Account

A type of reserve account created by the business entity from the profit for compensating the decrease in the value of assets is known as the allowance account.

02

Journal entries to reflect all the transactions

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit $

Credit $

1

Cash

$136,800

Discount allowed

$1,200

Accounts receivables

$138,000

2

Accounts receivables

$5,300

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$5,300

Cash

$5,300

Accounts receivables

$5,300

3

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$17,500

Accounts receivables

$17,500

4

Bad debt expenses

$14,900

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$14,900

Working note:

Particular

Amount $

Reported allowance

$17,300

Add: Recovered

5,300

Less: Allowance made

(17,500)

Adjustment

$5,100

Particular

Amount $

Estimated balance

$20,000

Less: Adjustment

(5,100)

$14,900

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Most popular questions from this chapter

(Bank Reconciliation and Adjusting Entries) Presented below is information related to Haselhof Inc. Balance per books at October 31, \(41,847.85; receipts \)173,523.91; disbursements \(164,893.54. Balance per bank statement November 30, \)56,274.20.

The following checks were outstanding at November 30.

1224

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1230

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1232

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1233

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Included with the November bank statement and not recorded by the company were a bank debit memo for \)27.40 covering bank charges for the month, a debit memo for \(372.13 for a customer’s check returned and marked NSF, and a credit memo for \)1,400 representing bond interest collected by the bank in the name of Haselhof Inc. Cash on hand at November 30 recorded and awaiting deposit amounted to $1,915.40.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation (to the correct balance) at November 30, for Haselhof Inc. from the information above.

(b) Prepare any journal entries required to adjust the cash account at November 30.

Use the information presented in BE7-16 for Horton Corporation. Prepare any entries necessary to make Horton’s accounting records correct and complete.

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(Notes Receivable with Unrealistic Interest Rate) On December 31, 2015, Ed Abbey Co. performed environmental consulting services for Hayduke Co. Hayduke was short of cash, and Abbey Co. agreed to accept a $200,000 zero-interest-bearing note due December 31, 2017, as payment in full. Hayduke is somewhat of a credit risk and typically borrows funds at a rate of 10%. Abbey is much more creditworthy and has various lines of credit at 6%.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the transaction of December 31, 2015, for the Ed Abbey Co.

(b) Assuming Ed Abbey Co.’s fiscal year-end is December 31, prepare the journal entry for December 31, 2016.

(c) Assuming Ed Abbey Co.’s fiscal year-end is December 31, prepare the journal entry for December 31, 2017.

Your accounts receivable clerk, Mitra Adams, to whom you pay a salary of \(1,500 per month, has just purchased a new Acura. You decide to test the accuracy of the accounts receivable balance of \)82,000 as shown in the ledger.

The following information is available for your first year in business.

(1) Collection from customer $198,000.

(2) Merchandise purchased 320,000.

(3) Ending merchandise inventory by 90,000.

(4) Goods are marked to sell at 40% above cost.

Instructions

Compute an estimate of the ending balance of accounts receivable from customers that should appear in the ledger and any apparent shortages. Assume that all sales are made on the account.
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