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Pebble Company began operations on November 1, Y1. Sales data for the first years of operations were as follows: Year Total Credit Sales Sales Returns

Pebble Company began operations on November 1, Y1. Sales data for the first years of operations were as follows:

Year

Total Credit Sales

Sales Returns & Allowances

Sales Discounts

Y1

$100,000

$1,000

$200

Y2

$1,000,000

$8,000

$600

Y3

$1,020,000

$9,000

$800

All sales to customers are made on account. Collections on the accounts receivable were:

Year

Cash Collections

Y1

$76,800

Y2

761,500

Y3

1,160,000

Some customers of Pebble Company have not paid their bills on time, and the company decided to write off those accounts receivable balances. A schedule of write-offs follow:

Customer Name

Date of the write off

Amount of the write-off

Devin Brunet

3-15-Y2

$500

Will Carter

6-15-Y2

$2,100

Paige Daneau

10-02-Y2

$3,400

T. Douillette

12-30-Y2

$5,100

Rene Dubois

1-05-Y3

$4,000

Teri OBrien

1-20-Y3

$4,500

Sofia Pantazis

5-15-Y3

$2,000

R. Ribeiro

11-20-Y3

$3,500

In some cases, after the receivable was written off, the customer subsequently paid some or all of the balance that was due. These subsequent payments are not included in the cash receipts noted above. The following schedule shows these payments of delinquent accounts:

Customer Name

Original A/R

Dollar Amount

Date A/R Written Off

Date

Reinstated

Amount

Customer

Pledged to Pay

Date Cash Collected

Amount of Cash Collected

Devin Brunet

$500

3-15-Y2

9-15-Y2

$500

9-15-Y2

$500

Rene Dubois

$4,000

1-05-Y3

4-15-Y3

$4,000

8-15-Y3

$1,700

Sofia Pantazis

$2,000

5-15-Y3

9-18-Y3

$2,000

9-18-Y3

$1,000

PART A: Assume Pebble Company uses the income statement approach of recording bad debt. Bad debt allowance percentages are:

Year

Bad Debt Percentage

Y1

2.0%

Y2

2.5%

Y3

2.4%

REQUIRED:

1.Prepare all journal entries necessary to record the accruals, write-offs, write-off reversals and cash collected on write-off reversals for years Y1, Y2, and Y3.

2.Using the T account tool, demonstrate the activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account for the one year period ending December 31, Y3.

3.Show the calculation of the Net Realizable Value of the receivables at December 31, Y3.

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