Question

H/w. Accounts Receivable Task 1 E6-3 Reporting Net Sales with Credit Sales, Sales Discounts, Sales Returns, and Credit Card Sales The following transactions were selected from among those completed by Cadence Retailers in 2011: L02 Nov. 20 Sold 20 items of merchandise to Customer B at an invoice price of $5,500 (total); terms 3/10,n/30. 25 Sold two items of merchandise to Customer C, who charged the $400 sales price on her Visa credit card. Visa charges Cadence Retailers a 2 percent credit card fee. 28 Sold 10 identical items of merchandise to Customer Dat an invoice price of $9,000 (total); terms 3/10, 1/30 29 Customer returned one of the items purchased on the 28th; the item was defective, and credit was given to the customer. Dec. 6 Customer D paid the account balance in full. 20 Customer B paid in full for the invoice of November 20, 2011, Task 2 Recording and Reporting a Bad Debt Estimate Using Aging Analysis Frederick Company uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The balance of each account receivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, $275,000, (2) up to 120 days past due, S50,000, and (3) more than 120 days past due, $20,000. Experience has shown that for each age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year-end due to uncollect ability is (1) 3.5 percent, (2) 10 percent, and (3) 30 percent, respectively. At December 31, 2012 (end of the current year), the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $400 (credit) before the end-of-period adjusting entry is made. Required: 1. Prepare the appropriate bad debt expense adjusting entry for the year 2012. 2. Show how the various accounts related to accounts receivable should be shown on the December 31, 2012, balance sheet.

Answer 1

1..
Date	Account Title	Debit	Credit
20-Nov	Accounts receivable	5500
	Sales revenue		5500
	(Sale of 20 items of merchandise to B -terms 3/10,n/30
25	Cash	392
	Credit card fees	8
	Sales revenue		400
	(Sale of 2 items of merchandise to C--Thro'Visa card)
28	Accounts receivable	9000
	Sales revenue		9000
	(Sale of 10 items of merchandise to D -terms 3/10,n/30
29	Sales returns	900
	Accounts receivable		900
	(Return of 1 item of merchandise by D --28th sale)
6-Dec	Cash	8100
	Accounts receivable		8100
	(Full settlement by D)
20	Cash	5500
	Accounts receivable		5500
	(Full settlement by B)

2..	Age of Receivables	$ Balance	Loss rate estimated
	1.Not yet due	275000	3.50%	9625
	2.< 120 days	50000	10%	5000
	3.> 120 days	20000	30%	6000
		345000		20625
	Credit balance in All.for D/a/cs			400
	Additional provn.needed(20625-400)			20225
JE.1	Bad debt expense	20225
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		20225
2	Balance sheet(Partial)
	Assets
	Current assets
	Accounts receivables	345000
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	-20625
	Accounts receivables,net		324375

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