Tuesday, July 6, 2010

E9-2 The ledger of Elburn Company Elburn Company Elburn Company

ACC 363

Axia College of University of Phoenix (UoP)

Financial Accounting
Weygandt, Kieso, and Kimmel, 5th Edition

Financial Accounting II

Exercise 9-2 (E9-2) The ledger of Elburn Company at the end of the current year shows Accounts Receivable $110,000, Sales $840,000, and Sales Returns and Allowances $28,000.
Instructions
(a) If Elburn uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming Elburn determines that Copp’s $1,400 balance is uncollectible.
(b) If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2,100 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming bad debts are expected to be
(1) 1% of net sales, and (2) 10% of accounts receivable.
(c) If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $200 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming bad debts are expected to be (1) 0.75% of net sales and (2) 6% of accounts receivable

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