AB 116 WEEK 2 Problem 9 3A
Presented below is an aging schedule for Halleran Company
Number of Days Past Due
Customer
Total
Not
Yet Due
1-30
31-60
61-90
Over 90
Anders
$ 23,500
$10,400
$13,100
Blake
41,800
$ 41,800
Coulson
56,600
16,100
5,500
$35,000
Deleon
34,600
$34,600
Others
130,300
95,100
16,000
13,800
5,400
$286,800
$153,000
$31,900
$26,900
$35,000
$40,000
Estimated Percentage Uncollectible
3%
6%
13%
24%
47%
Total Estimated Bad Debts
$ 37,201
$ 4,590
$ 1,914
$ 3,497
$ 8,400
$18,800
At December 31, 2014, the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit of $12,760.
Journalize and post the adjusting entry for bad debts at December 31, 2014. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
Journalize and post to the allowance account the following events and transactions in the year 2015. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
(1) On March 31, a $1,150 customer balance originating in 2014 is judged uncollectible.
(2) On May 31, a check for $1,150 is received from the customer whose account was written off as uncollectible on March 31.
Journalize the adjusting entry for bad debts on December 31, 2015, assuming that the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a debit of $850 and the aging schedule indicates that total estimated bad debts will be $32,100. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)