Question

During Burns Company's first year of operations, credit sales totaled $166,000 and collections on credit sales totaled $118,000. Burns estimates that bad debt losses will be 2.0% of credit sales. By year-end, Burns had written off $430 of specific accounts as uncollectible. Required: 1. Prepare all appropriate journal entries relative to uncollectible accounts and bad debt expense. 2. Show the year-end balance sheet presentation for accounts receivable.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Prepare all appropriate journal entries relative to uncollectible accounts and bad debt expense.

1  

Db Bad debt expense_______ 3320  

Cr Allowance for bad debt_________________  3320

 

2  

Db Allowance for  bad debt__ 430  

Cr Account Recevaible_____________________  430

2. Show the year-end balance sheet presentation for accounts receivable.

Account receivable__________47570  

Net account receivable_______44250

Explanation:

Credit sales 166000  

Credir sales 118000  

 

Bad debt losses 2%  

 

Writte off 430  

 

Allowance 3320  

 

 

1  

Db Bad debt expense_______ 3320  

Cr Allowance for bad debt_________________  3320

 

2  

Db Allowance for  bad debt__ 430  

Cr Account Recevaible_____________________  430

 

 

Year end balance___________48000  

Cr Account Recevaible_________430  

Account receivable__________47570  

Allownace for bad debts_______3320  

Net account receivable_______44250