SS Moving Company reported $400,000 in credit sales in December 2020. The company has historically seen...

SS Moving Company reported $400,000 in credit sales in December 2020. The company has historically seen losses (bad debt) of approximately 1% of all credit sales. On December 31, 2020, the Accounts Receivable balance is $201,000. SS’s accountants prepared the following Aging of Accounts Receivable as of December 31, 2020:

--------------------------Number of days past due-----------------------------

Total Balance 0-30 31-60 61-90 Over 90 Accts.

Receivable $201,000 $60,000 $90,000 $50,000 $1,000

Estimated % uncollectible 1% 5% 15% 50%

Assuming that SS Moving Company uses the income statement approach (percentage of credit sales method) to record the bad debt expense each period, record the journal entry for December 2020 in each of the following scenarios (you need two journal entries and they can both be in the space provided).

A) The current balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $3,000.

B) The current balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $10,000. You should show your journal entries AND your calculations in this space...

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