In: Accounting
At the beginning of the current period, Hughes Corp. had balances in accounts receivable of $200,000 and in allowance for doubtful account of $9,000 (credit)
Prepare the entries to record the following tracsactions during the period.
1) Hughes has net credit sales of $800,000 and collections of $743,000
2)Hughes wrote off as uncollectible account receivable of $7,000
3) A $4,000 account previously written off as uncollectible was recovered before the end of the current period
4) uncollectible account are estimated to total $25,000 at the end of the period.
5)What is the net realizable value of the receivable at the end of the period?
Journal entry:
| No | Accounts & explanation | debit | credit |
| 1) | Account receivable | 800000 | |
| Sales revenue | 800000 | ||
| (To record credit sales) | |||
| Cash | 743000 | ||
| Account receivable | 743000 | ||
| (To record collection from customer) | |||
| 2) | Allowance for doubtful accounts | 7000 | |
| Account receivable | 7000 | ||
| (To record amount write off) | |||
| 3) | Account receivable | 4000 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 4000 | ||
| (TO record amount reinstated) | |||
| Cash | 4000 | ||
| Account receivable | 4000 | ||
| (To record amount collected) | |||
| 4) | Bad debt expense (9000-7000+4000-25000) | 19000 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 19000 | ||
| (To record adjusting entry) |
Calculate net realizable value :
Account receivable = (200000+800000-743000) = 250000
Allowance for doubtful accounts = 25000
net realizable value = 250000-25000 = 225000