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Daley Company prepared the following aging of receivables analysis at December 31.

				Days Past Due
	Total			0			1 to 30				31 to 60				61 to 90				Over 90
Accounts receivable	$	595,000		$	401,000			$	95,000			$	41,000			$	23,000			$	35,000
Percent uncollectible					3	%			4	%			7	%			9	%			12	%

Exercise 7-9 Percent of receivables method LO P3

a. Estimate the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts assuming the company uses 5% of total accounts receivable to estimate uncollectibles, instead of the aging of receivables method.
b. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $12,500 credit.
c. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $1,500 debit.

Answer 1

(a)	Particulars	Amount
	Total Accounts Receviable	595,000
	% of Estimate uncollectibles	5%
	Allowance for Doubtful Debt	29,750
(b)	Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
	Dec-31	Bad Debt Expense (29,750 -12,500)	17,250
	Dec-31	Allowance for Doubtful Debt		17,250
(c)	Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
	Dec-31	Bad Debt Expense (29,750 + 1,500)	31,250
	Dec-31	Allowance for Doubtful Debt		31,250