Chapter 7: 17BE (page 364)
Use the information presented in BE7-16 for Horton Corporation. Prepare any entries necessary to make Horton’s accounting records correct and complete.
Debit and credit side of journal totals$433.
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Clark Pierce conducts a wholesale merchandising business that sells approximately 5,000 items per month with a total monthly average sales value of $250,000. Its annual bad debt rate has been approximately 1½% of sales. In recent discussions with his bookkeeper, Mr. Pierce has become confused by all the alternatives apparently available in handling the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance. The following information has been presented to Pierce.
1. An allowance can be set up (a) on the basis of a percentage of receivables or (b) on the basis of a valuation of all past due or otherwise questionable accounts receivable. Those considered uncollectible can be charged to such allowance at the close of the accounting period, or specific items can be charged off directly against (1) Gross Sales or to (2) Bad Debt Expense in the year in which they are determined to be uncollectible.
2. Collection agency and legal fees, and so on, incurred in connection with the attempted recovery of bad debts can be charged to (a) Bad Debt Expense, (b) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, (c) Legal Expense, or (d) Administrative Expense.
3. Debts previously written off in whole or in part but currently recovered can be credited to (a) Other Revenue, (b) Bad Debt Expense, or (c) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
Instructions
Which of the foregoing methods would you recommend to Mr. Pierce in regard to (1) allowances and charge-offs, (2) collection expenses, and (3) recoveries? State briefly and clearly the reasons supporting your recommendations.
On December 31, 2017, Firth Company borrowed \(62,092 from Paris Bank, signing a 5-year, \)100,000 zero-interest-rate note. The note was issued to yield 10% interest. Unfortunately, during 2019, Firth began to experience financial difficulty. As a result, at December 31, 2019, Paris Bank determined that it was probable that it would collect only $75,000 at maturity. The market rate of interest on loans of this nature is now 11%.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the entry (if any) to record the impairment of the loan on December 31, 2019, by Paris Bank.
(b) Prepare the entry on March 31, 2020, if Paris learns that Firth will be able to repay the loan under the original terms.
Francis Equipment Co. closes its books regularly on December 31, but at the end of 2017 it held its cash book open so that a more favorable balance sheet could be prepared for credit purposes. Cash receipts and disbursements for the first 10 days of January were recorded as December transactions. The information is given below.
1. January cash receipts recorded in the December cash book totaled \(45,640, of which \)28,000 represents cash sales, and \(17,640 represents collections on account for which cash discounts of \)360 were given.
2. January cash disbursements recorded in the December check register liquidated accounts payable of \(22,450 on which discounts of \)250 were taken.
3. The ledger has not been closed for 2017.
4. The amount shown as inventory was determined by physical count on December 31, 2017.
The company uses the periodic method of inventory.
Instructions
(a) Prepare any entries you consider necessary to correct Francis’s accounts at December 31.
(b) To what extent was Francis Equipment Co. able to show a more favorable balance sheet at December 31 by holding its cash book open? (Compute working capital and the current ratio.) Assume that the balance sheet that was prepared by the company showed the following amounts:
Debit | Credit | |
Cash | \(39,000 | |
Accounts receivables | 42,000 | |
Inventory | 67,00 | |
Accounts payable | \)45,000 | |
Other Current liabilities | 14,200 |
(Petty Cash) Carolyn Keene, Inc. decided to establish a petty cash fund to help ensure internal control over its small cash expenditures. The following information is available for the month of April.
1. On April 1, it established a petty cash fund in the amount of \(200.
2. A summary of the petty cash expenditures made by the petty cash custodian as of April 10 is as follows
Delivery charges paid on merchandise purchased | \)60 |
Supplies Purchased and used | 25 |
Postage expenses | 33 |
I.O.U from employees | 17 |
Miscellaneous expenses | 36 |
The petty cash fund was replenished on April 10. The balance in the fund was \(27.
3. The petty cash fund balance was increased \)100 to $300 on April 20.
Instructions
Prepare the journal entries to record transactions related to petty cash for the month of April
(Expected Cash Flows) On December 31, 2017, Conchita Martinez Company signed a \(1,000,000 note to Sauk City Bank. The market interest rate at that time was 12%. The stated interest rate on the note was 10%, payable annually. The note matures in 5 years. Unfortunately, because of lower sales, Conchita Martinez’s financial situation worsened. On December 31, 2019, Sauk City Bank determined that it was probable that the company would pay back only \)600,000 of the principal at maturity. However, it was considered likely that interest would continue to be paid, based on the $1,000,000 loan.
Instructions
(a) Determine the amount of cash Conchita Martinez received from the loan on December 31, 2017.
(b) Prepare a note amortization schedule for Sauk City Bank up to December 31, 2019.
(c) Determine the loss on impairment that Sauk City Bank should recognize on December 31, 2019.
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