Question

The following transactions were completed by Wild Trout Gallery during the current fiscal year ended December 31:

Jan. 19.	Reinstated the account of Arlene Gurley, which had been written off in the preceding year as uncollectible. Journalized the receipt of $2,650 cash in full payment of Arlene’s account.
Apr. 3.	Wrote off the $15,180 balance owed by Premier GS Co., which is bankrupt.
July 16.	Received 45% of the $27,200 balance owed by Hayden Co., a bankrupt business, and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible.
Nov. 23.	Reinstated the account of Harry Carr, which had been written off two years earlier as uncollectible. Recorded the receipt of $4,320 cash in full payment.
Dec. 31.	Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (compound entry): Cavey Co., $11,420 ; Fogle Co., $3,390 ; Lake Furniture, $ 8,720 ; Melinda Shryer, $2,465.
Dec. 31.	Based on an analysis of the $1,345,500 of accounts receivable, it was estimated that $58,500 will be uncollectible. Journalized the adjusting entry.

Required:

1. Record the January 1 credit balance of $55,700 in a T account presented below in requirement 2b for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

2. a. Journalize the transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Note: For the December 31 adjusting entry, assume the $1,345,500 balance in accounts receivable reflects the adjustments made during the year.

2. b. Post each entry that affects the following T accounts and determine the new balances:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Apr. 3		Jan. 1 Balance
July 16		Jan. 19
Dec. 31		Nov. 23
		Dec. 31 Unadjusted Balance
		Dec. 31 Adjusting Entry
		Dec. 31 Adjusted Balance

Bad Debt Expense
Dec. 31 Adjusting Entry

3. Determine the expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).
$

4. Assuming that instead of basing the provision for uncollectible accounts on an analysis of receivables, the adjusting entry on December 31 had been based on an estimated expense of ½ of 1% of the sales of $8,310,000 for the year, determine the following:

a. Bad debt expense for the year.
$

b. Balance in the allowance account after the adjustment of December 31.
$

c. Expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).
$

Answer 1

2 a) Journal Entries (Amounts in $)

Date	Account Titles	Debit	Credit
Jan. 19	Accounts Receivable-Arlene Gurley	2,650
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		2,650
Jan. 19	Cash	2,650
	Accounts Receivable-Arlene Gurley		2,650
Apr. 3	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	15,180
	Accounts Receivable-Premier GS Co.		15,180
July 16	Cash (27,200*45%)	12,240
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (27,200-12,240)	14,960
	Accounts Receivable-Hayden Co.		27,200
Nov. 23	Accounts Receivable-Harry Carr	4,320
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		4,320
Nov. 23	Cash	4,320
	Accounts Receivable-Harry Carr		4,320
Dec. 31	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	25,995
	Accounts Receivable-Cavey Co.		11,420
	Accounts Receivable-Fogle Co.		3,390
	Accounts Receivable-Lake Furniture		8,720
	Accounts Receivable-Melinda Shryer		2,465
Dec. 31	Bad Debt Expense	51,965
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		51,965

1 & 2b)    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Amounts in $)

Apr. 3	15,180	Jan. 1 Balance	55,700
July 16	14,960	Jan. 19	2,650
Dec. 31	25,995	Nov. 23	4,320
		Dec. 31	6,535
		Dec. 31 Adjusting Entry	51,965
		Dec. 31 Adjusted Balance	58,500

Bad Debt Expense

Dec 31 Adjusting Entry

51,965

3) Net Realizable value of Accounts Receivable

= Ending Balance of Accounts Receivable-Adjusted Balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

= $1,345,500 - $58,500 = $1,287,000

4) a) Bad debt expense for the year = Sales*1%*1/2

= $8,310,000*1%*1/2 = $41,550

b)    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Amounts in $)

Unadjusted Balance + Bad debt expense

= 6,535 + 41,550 = $48,085

c) Net Realizable value of Accounts Receivable
= Ending Balance of Accounts Receivable-Adjusted Balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

= $1,345,500 - $48,085 = $1,297,415

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