Question

Jan.	19	Sold merchandise on account to Dr. Kyle Norby, $17,910. The cost of the goods sold was $9,920.
June	2	Received $4,670 from Dr. Kyle Norby and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of January 19 as uncollectible.
Oct.	23	Reinstated the account of Dr. Kyle Norby that had been written off on June 2 and received $13,240 cash in full payment.

Journalize the above transactions in the accounts of Canyon River Medical Co., a medical equipment company that uses the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible receivables. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

CHART OF ACCOUNTSCanyon River Medical Co.General Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
111	Petty Cash
121	Accounts Receivable-Dr. Kyle Norby
131	Interest Receivable
132	Notes Receivable
141	Inventory
145	Office Supplies
146	Store Supplies
151	Prepaid Insurance
181	Land
191	Store Equipment
192	Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment
193	Office Equipment
194	Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment

	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
211	Salaries Payable
213	Sales Tax Payable
214	Interest Payable
215	Notes Payable

	EQUITY
310	Common Stock
311	Retained Earnings
312	Dividends

	REVENUE
410	Sales
610	Interest Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Goods Sold
520	Sales Salaries Expense
521	Advertising Expense
522	Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment
523	Delivery Expense
524	Repairs Expense
529	Selling Expenses
530	Office Salaries Expense
531	Rent Expense
532	Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
533	Insurance Expense
534	Office Supplies Expense
535	Store Supplies Expense
536	Credit Card Expense
537	Cash Short and Over
538	Bad Debt Expense
539	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

Journalize the transactions in the accounts of Canyon River Medical Co., a medical equipment company that uses the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible receivables. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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Answer 1

Date	General Journal	Debit (in $ )	Credit (in $ )
Jan-19	Accounts Receivable - Dr. Kyle Norby	$ 17,910
	Sales		$ 17,910
	(To record the merchandise sold )
Jan-19	Cost of Merchandise Sold	$ 9,920
	Merchandise Inventory		$ 9,920
	(To record the Cost of merchandise sold)
Jun-02	Cash	$ 4,670
	Bad Debt Expense ( $ 17,910 (-) $ 4,670	$ 13,240
	Accounts Receivable - Dr. Kyle Norby		$ 17,910
	(To record Uncollectible accounts)
Oct. 23	Accounts Receivable - Dr. Kyle Norby	$ 13,240
	Bad Debt Expense		$ 13,240
	(To record the write -off for Uncollectible accounts)
Oct. 23	Cash	$ 13,240
	Accounts Receivable-Dr. Kyle Norby		$ 13,240
	(To record the Cash payment )