On July 31, 2015, the Accounts Receivable balance of Questor Application, Inc. is $320,000. The Allowance for

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On July 31, 2015, the Accounts Receivable balance of Questor Application, Inc. is $320,000. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $6,400 credit balance. Questor prepares the following aging schedule for its accounts receivable:

Age of Accounts Over 90 Days $15,000 60% 31-60 1-30 61-90 Days $60,000 5.0% Days $175,000 Days $70,000 Accounts Receivab

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1. Journalize the year-end adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on the basis of the aging schedule. Calculate the resulting ending balance of the allowance account based on the account aging. Show the T-account for the allowance on July 31, 2015.
2. Assume that instead of a $6,400 credit balance, there is a $500 debit balance in the allowance account prior to adjustment. Journalize the year-end adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on the basis of the aging schedule. Calculate the resulting ending balance of the allowance account based on the account aging. Show the T-account for the allowance on July 31, 2015.

Aging Schedule
Aging schedule is an accounting table that shows a company’s account receivables. It is an summarized presentation of accounts receivable into a separate time brackets that the rank received based upon the days due or the days past due. Generally...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133375534

2nd Canadian edition

Authors: Jeffrey Waybright, Robert Kemp, Sherif Elbarrad

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