Minquo Company had a $700 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2019, before the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts. An aging of the accounts receivable revealed the following:

Estimated Percentage

Uncollectible

Current Accounts$120,0001%

1-30 days past due20,0003%

31-60 days past due10,0006%

61-90 days past due10,00012%

Over 90 days past due8,00030%

Total Accounts Receivable$168,000

Instructions

(a)Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2019, to recognize bad debts expense.

(b)Assume the same facts as above except that the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account had a $500 debit balance before the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts. Prepare the adjusting entry for the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts.

(c)Assume that the company has a policy of providing for bad debts at the rate of 1% of sales, that sales for 2019 were $550,000, and that Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a $650 credit balance before adjustment. Prepare the adjusting entry for the current year's provision for bad debts.

(d) 30 April, 2020, the company decide to write-off $1,000 uncollectible debt of some customer due to Covid-19 pandemic. Journalize the transaction.

(e) 10 June, 2020, some customers paid $700 the debt that written-off by the company at 30 April 2020. Journalize the transaction.