Chapter 8 - 1 final question

Fan-Tastic Sports Gear Inc. recorded $3,000,000 of sales last year and projects sales to increase by $360,000 in the current year. Last year, 80% of sales were on account, with over 300 customer accounts. Bad debt expense was $26,187.

1.	Assume that Fan-Tastic Sports Gear Inc. used the allowance method last year, and the allowance account at the end of the year had a debit balance of $2,190. The company estimated uncollectible accounts expense using the percent of credit sales method and expected 0.85% of credit sales to be uncollectible. What is the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts on December 31? Round all computations to the nearest dollar. _______
2.	How much higher (lower) would Fan-Tastic Sports Gear Inc.s net income have been under the allowance method assumption previously shown in (1) than under the direct write-off method? (Enter 0 if there is no change.) Higher by ___________