Providing for Doubtful Accounts At the end of the current year, the accounts rec

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Providing for Doubtful Accounts

At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $1,147,000 and sales for the year total $13,000,000.

The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $15,500. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/2 of 1% of sales.

The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $15,500. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $49,600.

The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $8,500. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/4 of 1% of sales.

The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $8,500. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $70,600.

Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the assumptions (a through d) listed above.

Explanation / Answer

amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts

A. Actual Bad debts for the year - Credit balance of Allowance

= ($ 13,000,000 * 1 /100 ) *1/2 - $ 15,500

= $ 65,000 - $ 15,500

= $ 49,500

B. Actual Bad debts for the year - Credit balance of Allowance

= $ 49,600 - $ 15,500

=$ 34,100

C. Actual Bad debts for the year + Debit balance of Allowance

= ($ 13,000,000 * 1 /100 ) *1/4 + $ 8,500

= $ 32,500 + $ 8,500

= $ 41,000

D. Actual Bad debts for the year + Debit balance of Allowance

= $ 70,600 + $ 8,500

= $ 79,100

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