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32. The following information was abstracted from the 2016 financial statements of Jennings Company: Sales (cash and credit) ............................................... $747,000 * Accounts Receivable, December 31,

32. The following information was abstracted from the 2016 financial statements of Jennings Company:

Sales (cash and credit) ...............................................

$747,000

*

Accounts Receivable, December 31, 2016 ..............

128,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts .....................

1,000

debit balance

Sales discounts .....................................

18,000

*

Sales returns .......................................

12,400

*

*30% of sales are credit sales ........................

*Sales discounts and returns should be deducted to determine net sales.

a. Prepare the adjusting entry for doubtful accounts expense under each of the following assumptions:

(1)

5 percent of current accounts receivable are uncollectible, (remember the debit balance of $1,000).

(2)

3 percent of credit sales are uncollectible.

(3) Joe Smith a customer with a balance of $1,200 is bankrupt and the auditor informs you to write off the account as a bad debt.

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