Answer:
Hawke Company
1. Adjusting Journal Entries to record bad debts under:
a) Bad debts are estimated to be 3% of credit sales:
Debit Bad Debts Expense $135,380
Credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $135,380
To record the bad debt expense for the period.
b) Bad debts are estimated to be 2% of total sales:
Debit Bad Debts Expense $121,645
Credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $121,645
To record the bad debt expense for the period.
c) An ageing analysis estimates that 6% of year-end accounts receivable are uncollectible:
Debit Bad Debts Expense $89,128
Credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $89,128
To record bad debt expense for the period.
Explanation:
a) Allowance for doubtful accounts should have a credit balance of $117,390 ($3,913,000 * 3%). Since there was a debit balance in the unadjusted trial balance of $17,990, the two are added to arrive at what should be expensed.
b) Allowance for doubtful accounts will have a credit balance of $103,655 ($5,182,730 * 2%). With a debit balance in the unadjusted trial balance of $17,990, the sum of $121,645 (amount expensed) will bring the balance to a credit balance of $103,655.
c) Allowance for doubtful accounts will have a credit balance of $71,138 ($ 1,185,639 * 6%). With a debit balance in the unadjusted trial balance of $17,990, the sum of $89,128 will be expensed to bring the balance to a credit balance of $71,138.
