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   Allowance Method for Accounting for Bad Debts

   At the beginning of 2017, EZ Tech Company's Accounts Receivable balance was $217,000, and the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $3,700. EZ Tech's sales in 2017 were $1,630,000, 90% of which were on credit. Collections on account during the year were $1,040,000. The company wrote off $6,000 of uncollectible accounts during the year.

   Required:

   1. Identify and analyze the sales during 2017.

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   Accounts
   Statement(s)

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   Identify and analyze the transactions related to the collections of cash during 2017.

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   Statement(s)

   How does this entry affect the accounting equation? If a financial statement item is not affected, select "No Entry" and leave the amount box blank. If the effect on a financial statement item is negative, i.e, a decrease, be sure to enter the answer with a minus sign.

   Balance Sheet

   Income Statement

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   Identify and analyze the transactions related to the write-offs of accounts receivable during 2017.

   Activity
   Accounts
   Statement(s)

   How does this entry affect the accounting equation? If a financial statement item is not affected, select "No Entry" and leave the amount box blank. If the effect on a financial statement item is negative, i.e, a decrease, be sure to enter the answer with a minus sign. Remember: if a contra account is increased, it will have the effect of decreasing the corresponding financial statement item. If a contra account is decreased, it will have the effect of increasing the corresponding financial statement item.

   Balance Sheet

   Income Statement

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   Net

   Assets

   =

   Liabilities

   +

   Equity

   Revenues

   Expenses

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   2. Identify and analyze the adjustments to recognize bad debts assuming that (a) bad debts expense is 4% of credit sales and (b) amounts expected to be uncollectible are 5% of the year-end accounts receivable.

   a. Identify and analyze the adjustments to recognize bad debts assuming that bad debts expense is 4% of credit sales.

   Activity
   Accounts
   Statement(s)

   How does this entry affect the accounting equation? If a financial statement item is not affected, select "No Entry" and leave the amount box blank. If the effect on a financial statement item is negative, i.e, a decrease, be sure to enter the answer with a minus sign. Remember: if a contra account is increased, it will have the effect of decreasing the corresponding financial statement item. If a contra account is decreased, it will have the effect of increasing the corresponding financial statement item.

   Balance Sheet

   Income Statement

   Stockholders'

   Net

   Assets

   =

   Liabilities

   +

   Equity

   Revenues

   Expenses

   =

   Income

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   b. Identify and analyze the adjustments to recognize bad debts assuming that amounts expected to be uncollectible are 5% of the year-end accounts receivable.

   Activity
   Accounts
   Statement(s)

   How does this entry affect the accounting equation? If a financial statement item is not affected, select "No Entry" and leave the amount box blank. If the effect on a financial statement item is negative, i.e, a decrease, be sure to enter the answer with a minus sign. Remember: if a contra account is increased, it will have the effect of decreasing the corresponding financial statement item. If a contra account is decreased, it will have the effect of increasing the corresponding financial statement item.

   Balance Sheet

   Income Statement

   Stockholders'

   Net

   Assets

   =

   Liabilities

   +

   Equity

   Revenues

   Expenses

   =

   Income

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   3. What is the net realizable value of accounts receivable on December 31, 2017, under each assumption in part (2)?

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   4. The recognition of bad debts expense the net realizable value by the amount recorded in bad debts expense and the . The write-off of accounts the net realizable value.