Exercise 8-5

The ledger of Costello Company at the end of the current year shows Accounts Receivable $110,000; Sales Revenue $840,000; and Sales Returns and Allowances $20,000. Prepare journal entries for each separate scenario below.

(a)		If Costello Company uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts, journalize the entry at December 31, assuming Costello Company determines that L. Doles $1,400 balance is uncollectible.
(b)		If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2,100 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 10% of accounts receivable.
(c)		If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $200 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 6% of accounts receivable.

(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

No.	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
(a)	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
(b)	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
(c)	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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