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QUESTION #3 At December 31, 2017, the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit of 11,420 . Instructions: Calculate the total estimated

QUESTION #3

At December 31, 2017, the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit of 11,420.

Instructions:

Calculate the total estimated bad debts based on the information below.

Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry to record the bad debts using the aged uncollectible accounts receivable determined in (a). Assume the current balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $3,650 debit.

Of the AR accounts below, $7,500 is determined to be specifically uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to write off the uncollectible account.

The company collects $4,000 subsequent on a specific account that had previously been determined to be uncollectible in (c). Prepare the journal entries necessary to restore the account and record the cash collection.

COMPANY INFO:

Mi Tierra Ltd. uses the allowance method to estimate uncollectible accounts receivable. The company produced the following aging of accounts receivable at year-end.

Number of Days Outstanding

Total 0-30 31-60 61-90 91-120 Over 120

Accounts Receivable

$199,500

$70,000

$50,000

$41,500

$24,000

$14,000

Estimated % Uncollectible

1.5%

3%

6%

8%

12%

(a) Compute

Est. Bad Debts

$

$

$

$

$

$

(b) GENERAL JOURNAL

Dec

Account Title

Debit

Credit

(c)

Dec

Account Title

Debit

Credit

(d)

Dec

Account Title

Debit

Credit

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