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You have just been hired as the accountant for Fan-Tastic Sports Gear, a wholesaler of sporting goods and apparel. The previous accountant left abruptly, and
You have just been hired as the accountant for Fan-Tastic Sports Gear, a wholesaler of sporting goods and apparel. The previous accountant left abruptly, and an accounting intern has been drafting the journal entries since January. You are examining the accounting records before finalizing the journal entries for the first quarter. Some of the accounts receivable transactions that you are reviewing follow.
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JOURNAL
ACCOUNTING EQUATION
DATE | DESCRIPTION | POST. REF. | DEBIT | CREDIT | ASSETS | LIABILITIES | EQUITY | |
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1 | Jan. 17 | Sales | 9,800.00 | |||||
2 | Bad Debt Expense | 9,800.00 | ||||||
3 | 17 | Bad Debt Expense | 9,800.00 | |||||
4 | Accounts Receivable-CJs Sports | 9,800.00 | ||||||
5 | 21 | Cash | 10,600.00 | |||||
6 | Bad Debt Expense | 2,300.00 | ||||||
7 | Accounts Receivable-Four Seasons Sportswear | 12,900.00 | ||||||
8 | Feb. 15 | Accounts Receivable-Healthy Running | 3,000.00 | |||||
9 | Bad Debt Expense | 500.00 | ||||||
10 | Sales | 3,500.00 | ||||||
11 | Mar. 4 | Accounts Receivable-Four Seasons Sportswear | 2,300.00 | |||||
12 | Bad Debt Expense | 2,300.00 | ||||||
13 | 4 | Cash | 2,300.00 | |||||
14 | Bad Debt Expense | 2,300.00 | ||||||
15 | 13 | Cash | 5,540.00 | |||||
16 | Accounts Receivable-Barbs Best Gear | 5,540.00 | ||||||
17 | 31 | Bad Debt Expense | 20,770.00 | |||||
18 | Accounts Receivable-Healthy Running | 5,150.00 | ||||||
19 | Accounts Receivable-The Locker Room | 4,100.00 | ||||||
20 | Accounts Receivable-CJs Sports | 2,780.00 | ||||||
21 | Accounts Receivable-Get Your Gear | 7,050.00 | ||||||
22 | Accounts Receivable-Ready-2-Go | 1,690.00 |
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Fan-Tastic Sports Gear recorded $2,900,000 of sales last year and projects sales to increase by $350,000 in the current year. Last year, 90% of sales were on account, with over 300 customer accounts. Bad debt expense was $26,187.
Assume that Fan-Tastic Sports Gear used the allowance method last year, and the allowance account at the end of the year had a debit balance of $2,240. The company estimated uncollectible accounts expense using the percent of credit sales method and expected 0.75% of credit sales to be uncollectible. What is the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts on December 31? Round all computations to the nearest dollar. | |
How much higher (lower) would Fan-Tastic Sports Gears net income have been under the allowance method assumption in (1) than under the direct write-off method? (Enter 0 if there is no change.) by | |
Using the allowance method, the net realizable value of the receivables would appear on which financial statement? |
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