P7.2 A series of unrelated situations follow for several companies that use ASPE:

1. Atlantic Inc.'s unadjusted trial balance at December 31, 2020, included the following accounts:

Debit Credit Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 8,000 Sales revenue $1,980,000 Sales returns and allowances 60,000 Sales discounts 4,400 2. An analysis and aging of Central Corp.'s accounts receivable at December 31, 2020, disclosed the following:

Amounts estimated to be uncollectible $160,000 Accounts receivable 1,790,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts (per books) 125,000 3. Western Co. provides for doubtful accounts based on 4.5% of credit sales. The following data are available for 2020:

Credit sales during 2020 $3,200,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 1/1/20 37,000 Collection of accounts written off in prior years (customer credit was re-established) 18,000 Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 36,000 4. At the end of its first year of operations, on December 31, 2020, Pacific Inc. reported the following information:

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts $950,000 Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 24,000 Bad debt expense for 2020 92,000 5. The following accounts were taken from Northern Inc.'s unadjusted trial balance at December 31, 2020:

Debit Credit Sales revenue (all on credit) $950,000 Sales discounts $ 21,400 Allowance for doubtful accounts 34,000 Accounts receivable 610,000 Instructions a. For situation 1, Atlantic estimates its bad debt expense to be 1.5% of net sales. Determine its bad debt expense for 2020.

b. For situation 2, what is the net realizable value of Central Corp.'s receivables at December 31, 2020?

c. For situation 3, what is the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2020?

d. For situation 4, what is the balance in Accounts Receivable at December 31, 2020, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts?

e. For situation 5, if doubtful accounts are 7% of accounts receivable, what is the bad debt expense amount to be reported for 2020?