Oriole Company sells office equipment and supplies to many organizations in the city and surrounding area on contract terms of 2/10, n/30. In the past, over 75% of the credit customers have taken advantage of the discount by paying within 10 days of the invoice date The number of customers taking the full 30 days to pay has increased within the last year. Current indications are that less than 60% of the customers are now taking the discount. Bad debts as a percentage of gross credit sales have risen from the 2.1% provided in past years to about 4.6% in the current year, The company's Finance Committee has requested more information on the collections of accounts receivable. The controller responded to this request with the report reproduced below The fact that some credit accounts will prove uncollectible is normal. Annual bad debt write-offs have been 2.1% of gross credit sales over the past 5 years. During the last fiscal year, this percentage increased to slightly less than 4.6%. The current Accounts Receivable balance is $1,600,000. The condition of this balance in terms of age nd probability of collection is a follows ORIOLE COMPANY May 31, 2020 Proportion of Total 60% 22% 9% Age Categories not yet due less than 30 days past due 30 to 60 days past due 61 to 120 days past due 121 to 180 days past duce over 180 days past due 9896 96 945% 91% 7596 30% 5% Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $30,000 on June 1, 2019. Oriole has provided for a monthly bad debt expense accrual during the current fiscal year based on the assumption that 4.6% of gross credit sales will b. uncollectible. Total gross credit sales for the 2019-2020 fiscal year amounted to $3.300,000. write-offs of b-d accounts during the year totaled $114,000. Prepare an accounts receivable aging schedule for Oriole Company using the age categories identified in the controller's report to the Finance Committee showing the following. (Round Proportion of Total to 3 decimal places, e.g. .250 and Probability of Non-Collection to 2 decimal places, e.g. .25.) (1) The amount of accounts receivable outstanding for each age category and in total (2) The estimated amount that is uncollectible for each category and in total. C L) e amount or accounts racavable OUtstanding tor sath age category an in tota (2) The estimated amount that is uncollectible for each category and in total ORIOLE COMPANY Accounts Receivable Aging Schedule May 31, 2020 Probability of Non- Amount Estimated of Total Age Categories Category Amount Not yet due Less than 30 days past due 30 to 60 days past due 61 to 120 days past due 121 to 180 days past due Over 180 days past due Total Compute the amount of the year-end adjustment necessary to bring Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to the balance indicated by the age analysis Additional allowance needed Prepare the necessary journal entry to adjust the accounting records. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles Debit Credit
