Answer:
The required adjusting entry to record estimated bad debts expense is as follows:
Debit Bad Debts Accounts with $39,960
Credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts with $39,960
Being the adjustment to bring the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts up a new credit balance of $43,625.
Explanation:
The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $3,665. Since management had estimated that $43,625 of the Accounts Receivable balance would be uncollectible, this means that the difference $39,960 ($43,625 - $3,665) would be the adjusting amount to bring the balance up-to-date.
Remember that the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a contra account to the Accounts Receivable. It is used to reduce the balance of the Accounts Receivable based on collectibility judgement or estimate which management makes out of experience. The balance in this account is, therefore d,educted from the Accounts Receivable in the Balance Sheet in order to obtain the net Accounts Receivable balance.
The account that expenses the increase in this account is the Bad Debts Expense Account, which is taken to the Income Statement to reduce the income.
Answer:
A well-developed strategy is easier to implement than one that has not received sufficient thought. Create strategies that can be effectively implemented by specifying clear objectives and projecting measurable milestones. Align these strategic steps with your company's overall mission.
Explanation:
Answer:
Mercury Company
Sale of Equipment account:
Equipment $150,000
Acc. Depreciation 112,000
Book value $38,000
Cash received $38,000
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Equipment Account:
Beginning balance $750,000
Ending balance 600,000
Sale of equipment $150,000
Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment account:
Beginning balance $500,000
Depreciation expense 40,000
Ending balance 428,000
Sale of Equipment $112,000
b) The Cash received from the sale of Mercury Company's equipment is equal to the book value in Year 2 according to the question. Since the book value (value after accumulated depreciation) is $38,000, that means that the equipment was sold at $38,000 recording no profit or loss for the company on the sale.