Analyzing and Reporting Receivable Transactions and Uncollectible Accounts Using
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Question
Analyzing and Reporting Receivable Transactions and Uncollectible Accounts Using Percentage- of-Sales Method to Estimate Bad Debt Expense
At the beginning of the year, Penman Company had the following account balances.
Accounts receivable...................... $356,000
Allowance for uncollectible accounts......... 21,400
During the year, Penman’s credit sales were $2,008,000, and collections on accounts receivable were $1,963,000. The following additional transactions occurred during the year.
Feb. 17 Wrote off Bava’s account, $8,200.
May 28 Wrote off Reed’s account, $4,800.
Dec. 15 Wrote off Fischer’s account, $2,300.
Dec. 31 Recorded the bad debts expense assuming Penman’s policy is to record bad debts expense as 0.9% of credit sales. (Hint: The allowance account is increased by 0.9% of credit sales
regardless of write-offs.)
Compute the ending balances in accounts receivable and the allowance for uncollectible accounts. Show how Penman’s December 31 balance sheet reports the two accounts
Explanation / Answer
Solution:
Computation of Ending balance in accounts receivables Particulars Amount Beginning Accounts Receivables $356,000.00 Add: credit Sales $2,008,000.00 Less: Collection from customers $1,963,000.00 Less: Customer balance written off ($8,200 + $4,800 + $2,300) $15,300.00 Ending Balance in Accounts receivables $385,700.00