Reliable Auto Service was started on January 1, 2016. The company experienced the following events during its
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Reliable Auto Service was started on January 1, 2016. The company experienced the following events during its first two years of operation:
Events Affecting 2016
1. Provided $45,000 of repair services on account.
2. Collected $32,000 cash from accounts receivable.
3. Adjusted the accounting records to reflect the estimate that uncollectible accounts expense would be 1 percent of the service revenue on account.
Events Affecting 2017
1. Wrote off a $320 account receivable that was determined to be uncollectible.
2. Provided $65,000 of repair services on account.
3. Collected $66,000 cash from accounts receivable.
4. Adjusted the accounting records to reflect the estimate that uncollectible accounts expense would be 1 percent of the service revenue on account.
Required
a. Record the events for 2016 in general journal form and post them to T-accounts.
b. Determine the following amounts:
(1) Net income for 2016.
(2) Net cash flow from operating activities for 2016.
(3) Balance of accounts receivable at the end of 2016.
(4) Net realizable value of accounts receivable at the end of 2016.
c. Repeat Requirements a and b for the 2017 accounting period.
Accounts ReceivableAccounts 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...
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Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
ISBN: 978-0078025907
9th edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds