Menge Company has accounts receivable of $93,100 at March 31. An analysis of the accounts shows the

Question:

Menge Company has of $93,100 at March 31. An analysis of the accounts shows the following information.
Month of Sale Balance, March 31
March .......... $60,000
February ......... 17,600
January ........... 8,500
Prior to January ....... 7,000
$93,100
Credit terms are 2/10, n/30. At March 31, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,200 prior to adjustment. The company uses the percentage-of-receivables basis for estimating uncollectible accounts. The company’s estimate of bad debts is shown below.
Estimated Percentage
Age of Accounts Uncollectible
1–30 days ....... 2.0%
31–60 days ...... 5.0%
61–90 days ...... 20.0%
Over 90 days ...... 50.0%

Instructions
(a) Determine the total estimated uncollectibles.
(b) Prepare the adjusting entry at March 31 to record bad debt expense.

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...