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11. The following information is taken from the 2013 annual report to shareholders of Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. For Fiscal 2013 For Fiscal 2012 Provision for

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The following information is taken from the 2013 annual report to shareholders of Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co.
For Fiscal 2013 For Fiscal 2012
Provision for doubtful accounts $ 29 million $ 106 million
At Fiscal Year-end 2013 At Fiscal Year-end 2012
Accounts receivable, net 15,906 million 16,437 million
Accounts receivable, gross 16,268 million 16,931 million

During Burns Company's first year of operations, credit sales totaled $152,000 and collections on credit sales totaled $111,000. Burns estimates that bad debt losses will be 1.5% of credit sales. By year-end, Burns had written off $360 of specific accounts as uncollectible.

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Prepare all appropriate journal entries relative to uncollectible accounts and bad debt expense. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Record the entry to write-off specific accounts:

Transcation

GENERAL JOURNAL

DEBIT

CREDIT

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Record the bad debt expense: ?

Transcation

GENERAL JOURNAL

DEBIT

CREDIT

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2. Show the year-end balance sheet presentation for accounts receivable.
Partial Balance Sheet

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