Swiss Supplies showed the following selected adjusted balances at its December 31, 2019, year-end:

During 2020, the following selected transactions occurred:

a. Sales totalled $2,800,000, of which 25% were cash sales (cost of sales $1,804,000).

b. Sales returns were $108,000, half regarding credit sales. The returned merchandise was scrapped.

c. An account for $24,000 was recovered.

d. Several accounts were written off: $26,000.

e. Collections from credit customers totalled $1,790,000 (excluding the recovery in (c) above).

Part A

Required

1. Journalize transactions (a) through (e). You may find it useful to post your entries to T-accounts for Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

Part B

Required

2. Prepare the December 31, 2020, adjusting entry to estimate bad debts assuming that uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 1% of net credit sales.

3. Show how accounts receivable will appear on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet.

4. What will bad debt expense be on the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020?

Part C (independent of Part B)

Required

5. Prepare the December 31, 2020, adjusting entry to estimate bad debts assuming that uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 3% of outstanding receivables.

6. Show how accounts receivable will appear on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet.

7. What will bad debt expense be on the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020?

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts Receivable 16,400 Dec. 31/19 Balance Dec. 31/19 Balance 490,000