On March 31, 2016, the Accounts Receivable balance of Dunham Manufacturing, Inc., is $173,000. The Allowance for
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On March 31, 2016, the Accounts Receivable balance of Dunham Manufacturing, Inc., is $173,000. The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a $1,650 credit balance. Dunham Manufacturing, Inc., prepares the following aging schedule for its accounts receivable:
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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 March 31, 2016.
2. Assume that instead of a $1,650 credit balance, there is a $400 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 March 31, 2016?
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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