At December 31, 1998, Bordeaux Inc. reported this information on its balance sheet: section*{Instructions} (a) Prepare the

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At December 31, 1998, Bordeaux Inc. reported this information on its balance sheet:

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\section*{Instructions}

(a) Prepare the journal entries to record each of these five transactions. Assume that no cash discounts were taken on the collections of accounts receivable.

(b) Enter the January 1, 1999, balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, post the entries to the two accounts (use \(\mathrm{T}\) accounts), and determine the balances.

(c) Prepare the journal entry to record bad debts expense for 1999 , assuming that aging the accounts receivable indicates that expected bad debts are \(\$ 100,000\).

(d) Compute the receivables turnover ratio and average collection period.

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Financial Accounting Tools For Business Decision Making

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Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso

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