In: Accounting
Selected unadjusted account balances at December 31, 2017, are
shown below for Demron Servicing.
| Account | Debit | Credit | |
| Accounts receivable | $78,000 | ||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 1,260 | ||
| Sales (all on credit) | 552,000 | ||
| Sales discounts | 16,000 | ||
Required:
a. Demron estimates that 2% of net credit sales
will prove to be uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting entry
required on December 31, 2017, to estimate uncollectible
receivables. (If no entry is required for a
transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first
account field.)
b. During 2018, credit sales were $716,000 (cost
of sales $469,460); sales discounts of $20,000 were taken when
accounts receivable of $733,600 were collected; and accounts
written off during the year totalled $16,400. Prepare the entries
for these transactions. Assume Perpetual inventory system is used.
(If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select
"No journal entry required" in the first account
field.)
c. Record the adjusting entry required on December
31, 2018, to estimate uncollectible receivables, assuming it is
based on 2% of net credit sales.(If no entry is required
for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the
first account field.)
d. Show how accounts receivable would appear on
the December 31, 2018, balance sheet.
Journal entries
| No | Account and explanation | debit | credit |
| a | Bad debt expense (552000-16000)*2% | 10720 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 10720 | ||
| (To record adjusting entry) | |||
Journal entries
| no | Account and explanation | debit | credit |
| b | Account receivable | 716000 | |
| Sales revenue | 716000 | ||
| (To record credit sales) | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 469460 | ||
| Inventory | 469460 | ||
| (To record cost of goods sold) | |||
| Cash (733600-20000) | 713600 | ||
| Sales discount | 20000 | ||
| Account receivable | 733600 | ||
| (To record collection) | |||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 16400 | ||
| Account receivable | 16400 | ||
| (To record write off) |
Journal entries
| No | Account and explanation | debit | credit |
| c | Bad debt expense (716000-20000)*2% | 13920 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 13920 | ||
| (To record adjusting entry) | |||
d) Balance sheet presentation
| Current assets | ||
| Account receivable | 44000 | |
| Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (13920-4420) | -9500 | 34500 |