Exercise 8-3 At the beginning of the current period, Novak Corp. had balances in

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Exercise 8-3 At the beginning of the current period, Novak Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $213,500 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $8,500 (credit). During the period, it had net credit sales of $878,100 and collections of $704,650. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $7,543. However, a $3,093 account previously written off as uncollectible was recovered before the end of the current period. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $24,950 at the end of the period. (Omit cost of goods sold entries.) (a) Prepare the entries to record sales and collections during the period. (b) Prepare the entry to record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (c) Prepare the entries to record the recovery of the uncollectible account during the period. (d) Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense for the period. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (a) (To record sales) (b) (c) (To reinstate account previously written off) (d)

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Allowance for doubtful debts Particulars Amount Opening balance 8500 Less: Accounts written off -7543 Add: Accounts restated 3093 Bad debt expense(balance) 20900 Closing balance 24950

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