Hansaben Flyer Company has provided the following information prior to any year-end bad debt adjustment:• Cash sales, $168,000Credit sales, $468,000• Selling and administrative expenses, $128,000• Sales returns and allowances, $48,000Gross profit, $508,000. Accounts receivable, $285,000•Sales discounts, $32,000• Allowance for doubtful accounts credit balance, $3,000Flyer estimates bad debt expense assuming that 1% of credit sales have historically been uncollectible. What is the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts after bad debtexpense is recorded?Multiple Choice$7,680.$3,360.$1,680.$4,680.

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Bristax Corporation recorded $1,385,660 in credit sales for the year, and $732,410 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 3.1% for the income statement method and 4.5% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,550; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $17,430; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
Clovis Enterprises reports $845,500 in credit sales for 2018 and $933,000 in 2019. It has a $758,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018 and $841,000 at the end of 2019. Clovis uses the income statement method to record bad debt estimation at 4% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Clovis changes bad debt estimation to the balance sheet method at 5% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Clovis Enterprises in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.
Ink Records recorded $2,333,898 in credit sales for the year and $1,466,990 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 3% for the income statement method and 5% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,254; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
Dortmund Stockyard reports $896,000 in credit sales for 2018 and $802,670 in 2019. It has a $675,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018, and $682,000 at the end of 2019. Dortmund uses the balance sheet method to record bad debt estimation at 8% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Dortmund changes bad debt estimation to the income statement method at 6% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Dortmund Stockyard in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.
Determining Bad Debt Expense Using the Aging Method At the beginning of the year, Tennyson Auto Parts had an accounts receivable balance of $31,800 and a balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,980 (credit). During the year, Tennyson had credit sales of $624,300, collected accounts receivable in the amount of $602,700, wrote off $18,600 of accounts receivable, and had the following data for accounts receivable at the end of the period: Required: 1. Determine the desired post adjustment balance in allowance for doubtful accounts. 2. Determine the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts before the bad debt expense adjusting entry is posted. 3. Compute bad debt expense. 4. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debt expense.
Aerospace Electronics reports $567,000 in credit sales for 2018 and $632,500 in 2019. They have a $499,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018, and $600,000 at the end of 2019. Aerospace uses the income statement method to record bad debt estimation at 5% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Aerospace changes bad debt estimation to the balance sheet method at 7% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Aerospace Electronics in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.
At the end of 20-3, Martel Co. had 410,000 in Accounts Receivable and a credit balance of 300 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Martel has now been in business for three years and wants to base its estimate of uncollectible accounts on its own experience. Assume that Martel Co.s adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 20-2, was a debit to Bad Debt Expense and a credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of 25,000. (a) Estimate Martels uncollectible accounts percentage based on its actual bad debt experience during the past two years. (b) Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 20-3, for Martel Co.s uncollectible accounts.
Funnel Direct recorded $1,345,780 in credit sales for the year and $695,455 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 4.4% for the income statement method and 4% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $13,888; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.
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Millennium Associates records bad debt using the allowance, income statement method. They recorded $299,420 in accounts receivable for the year, and $773,270 in credit sales. The uncollectible percentage is 3.2%. On February 5, Millennium Associates identifies one uncollectible account from Molar Corp in the amount of $1,330. On April 15, Molar Corp unexpectedly pays its account in full. Record journal entries for the following. A. Year-end adjusting entry for 2017 bad debt B. February 5, 2018 identification entry C. Entry for payment on April 15, 2018
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Fortune Accounting reports $1,455,000 in credit sales for 2018 and $1,678,430 in 2019. It has an $825,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018 and $756,000 at the end of 2019. Fortune uses the balance sheet method to record bad debt estimation at 7.5% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Fortune changes bad debt estimation to the income statement method at 5.5% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Fortune in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.

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