Question
At December 31, 2021, the end of the annual reporting period, the accounts of Huron Company showed the following: Sales revenue for 2021, $2,950,000, of
At December 31, 2021, the end of the annual reporting period, the accounts of Huron Company showed the following:
- Sales revenue for 2021, $2,950,000, of which one-quarter was on credit.
- Allowance for doubtful accounts, balance January 1,2021, $22,700 credit.
- Accounts receivable, balance December 31, 2021 (prior to any write-offs of uncollectible accounts during 2021), $383,400.
- Uncollectible accounts to be written off, December 31, 2021, $19,800. These accounts are all in the past due over 90 days category.
- Aging schedule at December 31, 2021, showing the following breakdown of accounts receivable (prior to any write-offs of uncollectible accounts during 2021):
Status | Amount |
Not past due | $210,800 |
Past due 1-60 days | 60,000 |
Past due over 60 days | 89,100 |
Past due over 90 days | 23,500 |
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- Determine the year-end balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts, assuming the following the bad debt loss rate on aging schedule: not past due, 0.8%; past due 1-60 days, 1.8%; past due over 60 days, 11%; and past due over 90 days, 80%. (Hint: subtract the $19,800 receivables write-off from the past due over 90 days amount) [2 marks]
- Give the 2021 adjusting entry to record bad debt expense. (2 marks)
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- Show the amount that would be reported on the 2021 statement of financial position relating to net accounts receivable. (2 marks) _________________________
Question # 2 (continued)
Part B. (6 marks). Erie Corp. has accounts receivable of $460,000. The company transfers these accounts receivable to a financial institution. There are no bad debts associated with these accounts receivable. Proceeds of $444,500 are received from the transfer. The transfer is on a non-notification basis, which means that the customers pay Erie and Erie remits the cash to the financial institution. The customers pay $460,000 to Erie on schedule, and the cash remittance is forwarded to the financial institution.
Required: Record the journal entries for Erie Corp. on the date of the transfer, assuming:
Case A. The transfer is recorded as a sale/derecognition by Erie Corp. (3 marks)
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Case B. The transfer is recorded as a borrowing by Erie Corp. (3 marks)
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Part C (6 marks). Delta sold a piece of equipment at the beginning of 2020, receiving a $10,000, two-year 1% (annual coupon rate) note. Interest is paid at the end of each year. The market interest rate for this kind of note is 6%. Round to the nearest dollar.
Required:
- Calculate the present value of the note receivable. You may use the present value tables at the end of the or your financial calculator.(2 marks)
- Prepare entry to record the sale of equipment by Delta. (2 marks)
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- Prepare the entry to record the interest collection by Delta at the end of 2020. (2 marks)
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