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8 October, 00:42

At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $1,095,000 and sales for the year total $12,420,000. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $14,800. Bad debt expense is estimated at 3/4 of 1% of sales. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $14,800. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $47,400. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $5,300. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/2 of 1% of sales. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $5,300. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $44,000. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the assumptions (a through d) listed above.

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  1. 8 October, 00:48
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    Answer and Explanation:

    The computation is shown below:

    a) Bad debt expense is

    = $12,420,000 * 3 : 4 of 1%

    = $93,150

    b) Bad debt expense is

    = Estimated doubtful accounts + debit balance of allowance account

    = $47,400 + $14,800

    = $62,200

    c) Bad debt expense is

    = $12,420,000 * 1 : 2 of 1%

    = $62,100

    d) Bad debt expense is

    = Estimated doubtful accounts - credit balance of allowance account

    = $44,000 - $5,300

    = $38,700

    We simply applied the above formulas
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