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Liang Company began operations on January 1, 2016. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows. 2016 Sold $1,353,200 of merchandise (that had cost $984,100) on credit, terms n/30. Wrote off $18,100 of uncollectible accounts receivable. Received $669,300 cash in payment of accounts receivable. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 1.20% of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. 2017 Sold $1,599,900 of merchandise (that had cost $1,307,500) on credit, terms n/30. Wrote off $27,000 of uncollectible accounts receivable. Received $1,308,600 cash in payment of accounts receivable. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 1.20% of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Required: Prepare journal entries to record Liang’s 2016 and 2017 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system and it applies the allowance method for its accounts receivable.) (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar amount.)
Journal entries: | ||||||
Date | Accounts title and explanations | Debit $ | Credit $ | |||
2016 | ||||||
a. | Accounts receivable Dr. | 1353200 | ||||
Sales revenue | 1353200 | |||||
Cost of goods sold Dr. | 984100 | |||||
Merchandise inventory | 984100 | |||||
b. | Allowance for uncollectible accounts Dr. | 18100 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 18100 | |||||
c. | Cash account Dr. | 669300 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 669300 | |||||
d. | Bad debts expenses | 26090 | ||||
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | 26090 | |||||
Note: | ||||||
Accounts receivable balance | 665800 | |||||
(1353200-18100-669300) | ||||||
Allowance balance requirred | 7989.6 | |||||
(665800*1.20%) | ||||||
Bad debts expense | 26090 | |||||
(7990+18100) | ||||||
Journal entries: | ||||||
Date | Accounts title and explanations | Debit $ | Credit $ | |||
2017 | ||||||
a. | Accounts receivable Dr. | 1599900 | ||||
Sales revenue | 1599900 | |||||
Cost of goods sold Dr. | 1307500 | |||||
Merchandise inventory | 1307500 | |||||
b. | Allowance for uncollectible accounts Dr. | 27000 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 27000 | |||||
c. | Cash account Dr. | 1308600 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 1308600 | |||||
d. | Bad debts expenses | 30184 | ||||
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | 30184 | |||||
Nnote: | ||||||
Balance in Accounts receivable | ||||||
Beginning balance | 665800 | |||||
Add: sales | 1599900 | |||||
Less: Collections | -1307500 | |||||
Less: Wirtten off | -27000 | |||||
Balance at the end | 931200 | |||||
Allowance for Uncollectible accounts: | ||||||
Required balance (931200*1.20%) | 11174.4 | |||||
Less: beginning balance | -7990 | |||||
Add: Amount written off | 27000 | |||||
Bad debts expense | 30184 | |||||