On August 31, Pro Tennis Equipment had a $150,000 debit balance in Accounts Receivable. During September, Pro Tennis Equipment had the following transactions:

■ Sales of $500,000, all on credit.

■ Collections on account, $550,000.

■ Write-offs of uncollectible receivables, $7,000.

Requirements 1. Assume that Pro Tennis Equipment uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts and that there was a $9,000 credit balance in the allowance account on August 31. Prepare journal entries to record sales, collections on account, and write-offs of uncollectible accounts for the month of September. Next, assuming that uncollectible accounts expense is estimated at 2% of credit sales, prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debts expense. Enter the beginning balances and post all September activity in T-accounts for Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, and Uncollectible Accounts Expense.

2. Suppose that instead of the allowance method, Pro Tennis Equipment uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible receivables. Prepare journal entries to record sales, collections on account, and write-offs of uncollectible accounts for the month of September. Enter the beginning balances and post all September activity in T-accounts for Accounts Receivable and Uncollectible Accounts Expense.

3. What amount of uncollectible accounts expense would Pro Tennis Equipment report on its September income statement under each of the two methods? Which amount better matches expenses with revenue? Give your reason.

4. What amount of net accounts receivable would Pro Tennis Equipment report on its September 30 balance sheet under each of the two methods? Which amount is more realistic? Give your reason.