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Trophy Fish Company supplies flies and fishing gear to sporting goods stores and outfitters throughout the western United States. The accounts receivable clerk for Trophy

Trophy Fish Company supplies flies and fishing gear to sporting goods stores and outfitters throughout the western United States. The accounts receivable clerk for Trophy Fish prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 2015:

1

Not

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

2

Past

3

Customer

Balance

Due

1-30

31-60

61-90

91-120

Over 120

4

AAA Outfitters

20,100.00

20,100.00

5

Brown Trout Fly Shop

7,300.00

7,300.00

6

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

7

8

Zigs Fish Adventures

4,200.00

4,200.00

9

Subtotals

1,328,100.00

759,100.00

299,900.00

125,700.00

44,600.00

19,100.00

79,700.00

The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule:

Customer Due Date Balance
Adams Sports & Flies May 22, 2015 $4,500
Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10, 2015 5,400
Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29, 2015 7,900
Deschutes Sports Oct. 20, 2015 6,500
Green River Sports Nov. 7, 2015 3,000
Smith River Co. Nov. 28, 2015 2,200
Western Trout Company Dec. 7, 2015 6,700
Wolfe Sports Jan. 20, 2016 4,200

Trophy Fish has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:

Age Class Percent Uncollectible
Not past due 1%
130 days past due 3
3160 days past due 11
6190 days past due 29
91120 days past due 38
Over 120 days past due 84
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 Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,200 before adjustment on December 31, 2015. Journalize the adjusting entry 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?

5. Assume that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?

On the balance sheet, assets would be overstated/understated by $_______ because the allowance for doubtful accounts would be overstated/understated by $_________. In addition, the owners capital account would be overstated/understated by $_________ because bad debt expense would be overstated/understated and net income overstated/understated by $________ on the income statement.

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