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Need help sovling this problem Wig Creations Company supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout Texas and the Southwest. The accounts receivable
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Wig Creations Company supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout Texas and the Southwest. The accounts receivable clerk for Wig Creations prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 2015:
1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
2 | Days Past Due | Days Past Due | Days Past Due | Days Past Due | Days Past Due | |||
3 | Customer | Balance | Not Past Due | 1-30 | 31-60 | 61-90 | 91-120 | Over 120 |
4 | ABC Beauty | 15,000.00 | 15,000.00 | |||||
5 | Angel Wigs | 8,000.00 | 8,000.00 | |||||
6 | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ |
7 | Zodiac Beauty | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | |||||
8 | Subtotals | 875,000.00 | 415,000.00 | 210,000.00 | 112,000.00 | 55,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 65,000.00 |
The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule:
Customer | Due Date | Balance |
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Arcade Beauty | Aug. 17, 2015 | $10,000 |
Creative Images | Oct. 30, 2015 | 8,500 |
Excel Hair Products | July 3, 2015 | 7,500 |
First Class Hair Care | Sept. 8, 2015 | 6,600 |
Golden Images | Nov. 23, 2015 | 3,600 |
Oh That Hair | Nov. 29, 2015 | 1,400 |
One Stop Hair Designs | Dec. 7, 2015 | 4,000 |
Visions Hair & Nail | Jan. 11, 2016 | 9,000 |
Wig Creations has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:
Age Class | Percent Uncollectible |
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Not past due | 1% |
130 days past due | 4% |
3160 days past due | 16% |
6190 days past due | 25% |
91120 days past due | 40% |
Over 120 days past due | 80% |
Required: | |
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1. | Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero. |
2. | Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals. |
3. | Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule. |
4. | Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Wig Creations has a credit balance of $7,375 before adjustment on December 31, 2015. Journalize the adjustment for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the chart of accounts for a listing of the account titles the company uses. |
5. | Assume that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement? |
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1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the following accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero.
Customer | Due Date | Number of Days Past Due |
Arcade Beauty | Aug. 17, 2015 | days |
Creative Images | Oct. 30, 2015 | days |
Excel Hair Products | July 3, 2015 | days |
First Class Hair Care | Sept. 8, 2015 | days |
Golden Images | Nov. 23, 2015 | days |
Oh That Hair | Nov. 29, 2015 | days |
One Stop Hair Designs | Dec. 7, 2015 | days |
Visions Hair & Nail | Jan. 11, 2016 | days |
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Count the number of days after the due date up to December 31. Do not include the due date in your count. Remember that not all months have an equal number of days.
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3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.
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4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Wig Creations has a credit balance of $7,375 before adjustment on December 31, 2015. Journalize the adjustment for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the chart of accounts for a listing of the account titles the company uses.
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DATE | DESCRIPTION | POST. REF. | DEBIT | CREDIT | |
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