On May 31, Rosetree Floral Supply had a ($ 160,000) debit balance in Accounts Receivable and a

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On May 31, Rosetree Floral Supply had a \(\$ 160,000\) debit balance in Accounts Receivable and a \(\$ 6,400\) credit balance in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts. During June, Rosetree made:

- Sales on account, \(\$ 560,000\)

- Collections on account, \(\$ 601,000\).

- Write-offs of uncollectible receivables, \(\$ 8,000\)

Requirements 

1. Record sales and collections on account. Then record uncollectibleaccount expense ( \(2 \%\) of credit sales) and write-offs of customer accounts for June using the allowance method. Show all June activity in Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, and Uncollectible-Account Expense (post to these T-accounts). 

2. Suppose Rosetree used a different method to account for uncollectible receivables. Record sales and collections on account. Then record uncollectible-account expense for June using the direct writeoff method. Post to Accounts Receivable and Uncollectible-Account Expense and show their balances at June 30. 

3. What amount of uncollectible-account expense would Rosetree report on its June income statement under each of the two methods? Which amount better matches expense with revenue? Give your reason. 

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

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Accounting

ISBN: 9780132439602

7th Edition

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison

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