Information related to A-Zero Pty Ltd for the year 20X9 is summarised below. Financial year is ended at 30thJune.

Total credit sales

$1,005,000

Sales return and allowance

$5,000

Doubtful debts written off

$20,000

Opening Balance of Allowance of Doubtful Debts

$25,000

Bad debt estimation under ageing of account receivable method

$15,000

Balance of account receivable before the estimation of bad debt expense

$1,000,000

(Above information may not be applicable to all methods applied)

Required:(please label your responses as 1.,2.,3.)

Three methods are used to estimate the bad debt expense. Answering the following questions for each method applied below.

a) Direct write-off method,

b) 3% of net credit sales method, and

c) ageing of account receivable method.

1.prepare the journal entry to recognize bad debt expense (6/12)

2.estimate the closing balance of allowance of doubtful debts and (3/12)

3.estimate the carrying amount of account receivable at the end of the year 20X9. (3/12)