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The ledger of Wainwright Company at the end of the current year shows Accounts R

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Question

The ledger of Wainwright Company at the end of the current year shows Accounts Receivable $87,000; Credit Sales $852,000; and Sales Returns and Allowances $42,200. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

No. Account titles and explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

(b)

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(a) If Wainwright uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming Wainwright determines that Hiller’s $1,100 balance is uncollectible. (b) If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,100 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming bad debts are expected to be 12% of accounts receivable. (c) If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $640 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming bad debts are expected to be 9% of accounts receivable.

Explanation / Answer

No.

Account titles and explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

No adjusting entry is required since under the Direct Write-off Method, the amount that was written off is directly debited to the Bad Debts Expense

(b)

Bad Debt expense

$ 9,340

Allowance for Doubtful accounts

$ 9,340

($87,000 * 12%) - $1,100

(c)

Bad Debt expense

$ 8,470

Allowance for Doubtful accounts

$ 8,470

($87,000 * 9%) + $640

No.

Account titles and explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

No adjusting entry is required since under the Direct Write-off Method, the amount that was written off is directly debited to the Bad Debts Expense

(b)

Bad Debt expense

$ 9,340

Allowance for Doubtful accounts

$ 9,340

($87,000 * 12%) - $1,100

(c)

Bad Debt expense

$ 8,470

Allowance for Doubtful accounts

$ 8,470

($87,000 * 9%) + $640

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