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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

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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
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
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:
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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