a. C. Harris Digital Co. reported the following information on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2020. Accounts Receivable, gross $960,000 Less: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 70,000 Accounts Receivable, net $890,000 Instructions: 1. For 2021, prepare the journal entries to record the following five transactions related to receivables. Assume that Harris Digital offers no cash discounts for early payments. Sales to customers on Account $3,200,000 b. Accepted returns and allowances from customers 50,000 Collections from customers on accounts receivable 2,800,000 d. Write-offs of accounts receivable deemed uncollectible 90,000 e Recovery of bad debts previously written off (not included in c. above) 25.000 2. Set up T-accounts for AR-Gross and AFDA, then insert the their January 1, 2021 balances, then post the entries to these two accounts, then determine year-end balance for A/R-Gross and the unadjusted balance in AFDA. 3. Prepare the journal entry to record bad debts expense for 2021, assuming that an aging of A/R indicates that uncollectible accounts are estimated to be $100,000(i.e., calculated amount) D. Cicero Corp for 2021: Total Sales on account during 2021 2,000,000 Customer Accounts written off during 2021 $36,000 (this includes Velo Inc.'s balance of $2,000 (see 4. & 5.)) A/R, Gross as of 12/31/2021 $800,000 (assume this EOY balance regardless of info presented below) Instructions: unless otherwise indicated, assume each item is an independent situation 1. What amount of Bad Debts Expense will Cicero Corp. report for 2021 if it uses the specific charge-off method to account for bad debts? 2. What are the weaknesses in using the specific charge-off method of reporting Bad Debts Expense? 3. Assume Cicero Corp. employs the theoretically better allowance method for recording Bad Debt Expense. Also assume the January 1, 2021 balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts(AFDA) is $40,000. (a) What is the 12/31/21 Unadjusted Balance in AFDA? (b) Did management overestimate or underestimate actual write-offs for 2021? 4. Assume Cicero Corp. employs the allowance method for Bad Debts. While owing Cicero $2,000, Velo Inc. filed for bankruptcy on January 21, 2021. As a result of bankruptcy the $2,000 is uncollectable. Prepare a journal entry on Jan 21, 2021 to write-off Velo's $2,000 uncollectible account. 5. Assume that on the morning of Jan. 21, 2021 "A/R, Gross" is at $750,000 and that "AFDA" is still at $40,000. (a) Calculate Net Accounts Receivable before the journal entry in (4). Note: The entry in (4) above should be: debit "AFDA" and credit "A/R, Velo Inc." for $2,000. (b) Calculate Net Accounts Receivable after the journal entry in (4)? 6. End of Year 2021: Assume that Cicero Corp. reports Bad Debt Expense as 3% of sales on account. Cicero Corp. has a 12/31/21 unadjusted balance in AfDA of $4,000 (a) Is Cicero using a B/S or I/S approach? (b) Prepare the necessary AJE. (c) What dollar amount will Cicero report as Bad Debt Expense for 2021? 7. Assume that Cicero Corp. reports AfDA based on 6% of A/R. Cicero Corp, has a 12/31/21 unadjusted balance in AfDA of $4,000 (a) Is Cicero using a B/S or I/S approach? (b) Prepare the necessary AJE. (c) What dollar amount of Bad Debt Expense will Cicero Corp. report for 2021? 8. Assume the same facts as in (7), except the beginning balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $30,000; thus there is an unadjusted balance of $6,000 in AIDA. (a) Did management overestimate or underestimate actual write-offs for 2021? (b) Prepare the necessary AJE. (c) What dollar amount of Bad Debts Expense will Cicero Corp. report for 2021