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1. At year-end (December 31), Chan Company estimates its bad debts as 0.40% of its annual credit sales of $604,000. Chan records its Bad Debts

1. At year-end (December 31), Chan Company estimates its bad debts as 0.40% of its annual credit sales of $604,000. Chan records its Bad Debts Expense for that estimate. On the following February 1, Chan decides that the $302 account of P. Park is uncollectible and writes it off as a bad debt. On June 5, Park unexpectedly pays the amount previously written off.

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Prepare the journal entries for these transactions.

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At each calendar year-end, Mazie Supply Co. uses the percent of accounts receivable method to estimate bad debts. On December 31, 2015, it has outstanding accounts receivable of $62,000, and it estimates that 5% will be uncollectible.

Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense for year 2015 under the assumption that the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has:

(a)a $1,054 credit balance before the adjustment.
(b)

a $310 debit balance before the adjustment.

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