The Accounts Receivable balance for Lake Company at December 31, 2022, was $20,000. During 2023, Lake earned
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The Accounts Receivable balance for Lake Company at December 31, 2022, was $20,000. During 2023, Lake earned revenue of $454,000 on account and collected $325,000 on account. Lake wrote off $5,600 receivables as uncollectible. Industry experience suggests that uncollectible accounts will amount to 5 percent of accounts receivable.
1. Assume Lake had an unadjusted $2,700 credit balance in Allowance for Bad Debts at December 31, 2023. Journalize Lake’s December 31, 2023, adjustment to record bad debt expense using the percent-of-accounts-receivable method.
2. Assume Lake had an unadjusted $2,400 debit balance in Allowance for Bad Debts at December 31, 2023. Journalize Lake’s December 31, 2023, adjustment to record bad debt expense using the percent-of-accounts-receivable method.
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Horngrens Accounting Volume 1
ISBN: 9780136889373
12th Canadian Edition
Authors: Tracie Miller Nobles, Brenda Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura