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Daley Company estimates uncollectible accounts using the allowance method at December 31. It prepared the following aging of receivables analysis.

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 $3,600 credit.

Short Answer

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The amount of bad debt expense assuming the unadjusted balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts as $3,600 credit will be recorded at $8,220 at the end of the financial year.

Step by step solution

01

Journal entry

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

Dec 31

Bad debt expense

$8,220

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$8,220

(To record the bad debt expense)

02

Working notes

Particulars

0

1 to 30

31 to 60

61 to 90

Over 90

Accounts receivables

$396,000

$90,000

$36,000

$18,000

$30,000

Multiply: Percent uncollectible

1%

2%

5%

7%

10%

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$3,960

$1,800

$1,800

$1,260

$3,000

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Daw Companyโ€™s December 31 year-end unadjusted trial balance shows a $10,000 balance in Notes Receivable. This balance is from one 6% note dated December 1, with a period of 45 days. Prepare any necessary journal entries for December 31 and for the noteโ€™s maturity date assuming it is honored.

Why does the Bad Debts Expense account usually not have the same adjusted balance as the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts?

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Dec. 16 Accepted a \(10,800, 60-day, 8% note dated this day in granting Danny Todd a time extension on his past-due account receivable.

31 Made an adjusting entry to record the accrued interest on the Todd note.

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Feb. 14 Received Toddโ€™s payment of principal and interest on the note dated December 16.

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17 Accepted a \(2,400, 30-day, 7% note dated this day in granting Ava Privet a time extension on her past-due account receivable.

Apr. 16 Privet dishonored her note when presented for payment.

May 31 Midnight Co. refused to pay the note that was due to Ohlm Co. on May 31. Prepare the journal entry to charge the dishonored note plus accrued interest to Midnight Co.โ€™s accounts receivable.

July 16 Received payment from Midnight Co. for the maturity value of its dishonored note plus interest for 46 days beyond maturity at 8%.

Aug. 7 Accepted a \)7,450, 90-day, 10% note dated this day in granting a time extension on the past-due account receivable of Mulan Co.

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Nov. 2 Received payment of principal plus interest from Carson for the September 3 note.

Nov. 5 Received payment of principal plus interest from Mulan for the August 7 note.

Dec. 1 Wrote off the Privet account against the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

Required

  1. Prepare journal entries to record these transactions and events. (Round amounts to the nearest dollar.)

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