100% KS®, Mon Apr 16 10:32:00 AM -25 Allowances and account analysis 1-07.02 Mys

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100% KS®, Mon Apr 16 10:32:00 AM -25 Allowances and account analysis 1-07.02 Myssie Cardenas was recently hired as the chief financial officer for Barajas Corporation. At the time Myssie was hired, the company had just completed the accounting cycle for the year ending December 31,20x7 Myssie began her new job by reviewing the following information about sales and receivables activity dur- ing the year Beginning accounts receivable Beginning allowance for uncollectibles Sales on account Collections on account Sales discounts Accounts written-off Additions to allowance for uncollectible accounts $1,500,000 40,000 6,000,000 4,800,000 68,000 33,000 9,320 (a) Based on her review, Myssie prepared some handwritten notes in journal entry form summarizing the above sales, collections, discounts, write-offs, and additions to the allowance. She wanted to compare her entries to what had actually been recorded by the company. How should her summary entries appear? b) After completing her review, Myssie concluded that, as of the end of 20x8, the company should provide an Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at a end-of-year balance equal to 3% of total gross receivables. Prepare summary journal entries for 20X8 to capture the following information and to update the allowance account from its beginning-of-year balance (see part (a) to determine the beginning balance). Sales on account Collections on account Sales discounts Accounts written-off 6,600,000 5,900,000 88,000 53,000

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a Account Description Debit Credit 1 Trade Receivables    6,000,000.00 To Sales    6,000,000.00 (Being sales Recorded) 2 Bank    4,800,000.00 Trade Receivables    4,800,000.00 (Collection for on account Sales) 3 Sales Discounts          68,000.00 Trade Receivables          68,000.00 (Discount on Sales Recorded) 4 Allowance for uncollectibles          33,000.00 To Trade Receivables          33,000.00 5 Bad-Debts          59,320.00 To Allowance for uncollectible          59,320.00 b Account Description Debit Credit 1 Trade Receivables    6,600,000.00 To Sales    6,600,000.00 (Being sales Recorded) 2 Bank    5,900,000.00 Trade Receivables    5,900,000.00 (Collection for on account Sales) 3 Sales Discounts          88,000.00 Trade Receivables          88,000.00 (Discount on Sales Recorded) 4 Allowance for uncollectibles          53,000.00 To Trade Receivables          53,000.00 5 Bad-Debts          15,420.00 To Allowance for uncollectible          15,420.00 Calculatio of Allowance for uncollectible Opening - 2017      40,000.00 Additions      59,320.00 Written-off      33,000.00 Closing-2017    132,320.00 Written-off      53,000.00 Balance      79,320.00 Closing-2018      94,740.00 Bad-Debt expenses      15,420.00 Trade Receivables Opening - 2017    1,500,000.00 Sales    6,000,000.00 Discount          68,000.00 Written-off          33,000.00 Receipt    4,800,000.00 Closing-2017    2,599,000.00 Sales    6,600,000.00 Discount          88,000.00 Written-off          53,000.00 Receipt    5,900,000.00 Closing-2018    3,158,000.00 Allowance for uncollectible          94,740.00

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