Given the information presented in Figure 13.12 , do the following:

Aging of Accounts Receivable for Masse Co.

1. Prepare on December 31, 2018, the adjusting journal entry for Bad Debts Expense. Balances: Cash, $28,000; Accounts Receivable, $171,000; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $340; Merchandise Inventory, $18,000. The company uses the allowance method and the balance sheet approach.

2. Prepare a partial balance sheet on December 31, 2018, showing how net realizable value is calculated.

3. If the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts were a $340 debit balance, journalize the adjusting entry for Bad Debts Expense on December 31, 2018.

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MASSE CO. DECEMBER 31, 2018 Estimated Percent Estimated Amount Needed Considered to Be Bad in Allowance for Amount Debts Expense Doubtful Accounts Not yet due $140,000 7% 0-60 11,000 9% 61-180 13,000 18% Over 6 months 7,000 30% $171,000