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P9-36B Dialex Watches completed the following transactions during 2007 and 2008:

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Question

P9-36B Dialex Watches completed the following transactions during 2007 and 2008: 2007 Estimated that uncollectible-account expense for the year was 1% on credit sales of $400,000, and recorded that amount as expense. Use the allowance method. Dec. 31 31 Made the closing entry for uncollectible-account expense. 2008 Jan. 17 June 29 Aug. 6 Sold inventory to Mitch Vanez, $600, on account. Ignore cost of goods sold. Wrote off the Mitch Vanez account as uncollectible after repeated efforts to collect from him. Received $600 from Mitch Vanez, along with a letter stating his apology for paying late. Reinstated Vanez's account in full and recorded the cash collection. Made a compound entry to write off the following accounts as uncollectible: Bernard Klaus, $1,700; Marie Monet, $1,300. Dec. 31 2008 Dec. 31 Estimated that uncollectible-account expense for the year was 1% on credit sales of $480,000, and recorded that amount as expense. Made the closing entry for uncollectible-account expense. 31 Requirements 1. Open general ledger accounts for Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts and Uncollectible-Account Expense. Keep running bal- ances. All accounts begin with a zero balance. (pp. 80, 468) 2. Record the transactions in the general journal, and post to the two ledger accounts. (pp. 460-464, 205) 3. The December 31, 2008, balance of Accounts Receivable is $139,000. Show how Accounts Receivable would be reported on the balance sheet at that date. Use the first reporting format at the top of page 461.

Explanation / Answer

2007

Provision for doubtful debts

To balance c/d

4000

By Baddebts

4000

4000

4000

Baddebts

To allowance for doubtful debts

4000

By Balance c/d

4000

4000

4000

2008

Debtors

To Sales

600

By provision for doubtful debts

600

To Balance c/d

142600

By cash

600

By provision for doubtful debts

1700

By provision for doubtful debts

1300

By Balance c/d

139000

143200

143200

Baddebts

To balance b/f

4000

By Balance c/d

8800

To allowance for doubtful debts

4800

8800

8800

Provision for doubtful debts

To debtors

600

By Balance b/f

4000

To debtors

1700

By Baddebts

4800

To debtors

1300

To Balane c/d

5200

8800

8800

2007

Provision for doubtful debts

To balance c/d

4000

By Baddebts

4000

4000

4000

Baddebts

To allowance for doubtful debts

4000

By Balance c/d

4000

4000

4000

2008

Debtors

To Sales

600

By provision for doubtful debts

600

To Balance c/d

142600

By cash

600

By provision for doubtful debts

1700

By provision for doubtful debts

1300

By Balance c/d

139000

143200

143200

Baddebts

To balance b/f

4000

By Balance c/d

8800

To allowance for doubtful debts

4800

8800

8800

Provision for doubtful debts

To debtors

600

By Balance b/f

4000

To debtors

1700

By Baddebts

4800

To debtors

1300

To Balane c/d

5200

8800

8800