Financial information for CNG Inc. follows: The company estimate bad debts for financial reporting purposes at 3
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Financial information for CNG Inc. follows:
The company estimate bad debts for financial reporting purposes at 3 percent of credit sales. The balance in allowance for doubtful accounts as of January 1, 2012, was $10,000.REQUIRED:a. Provide the journal entries related to allowance for doubtful accounts for 2010, 2011, and 2012.b. Compute the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2012.c. Comment on the sufficiency of the bad debt expense and allowance over the three-year period. How did you come to your conclusion?
2012 2011 2010 Credit sales Actual bad debt write-offs S205,000 11,000 S200,000 10,000 S180,000 6,000
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a 2010 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts A 6000 Accounts Receivable A 6000 Wrote off accounts deemed uncollectible Bad Debt Charge E SE 5400 Allowance f...View the full answer
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