Answer:
See below
Explanation:
During 2022, Sunland Company wrote off accounts totalling $12,800
Entry
Allowance for doubtful account Dr $12,800
---------- To Accounts receivable Cr $12,800
(Being entries to write off accounts initially provided for)
Only one of those accounts ($1,700) was later collected
Entry
Cash account Dr $1,700
----------- To Bad debt expense Cr $1,700
(Being entries to record receipt of cash from account previously written off)
At December 31, 2022 an aging schedule indicated that the balance in Allowance for Doubtful accounts should be $26,800
Entry
Bad debt expense Dr $24,300
---------------- To Allowance for doubtful debt Cr $24,300
(Being entries to recognize bad debt expense at year end based on aging schedule)
Workings
Adjustment required for doubtful accounts
= $26,800 - ($15,300 - $12,800)
= $24,300
