Problem 3 Accounts Receivable
Problem 3 Accounts Receivable
PROBLEM 3: EXERCISE
1. Solution:
Trade receivable:
Accounts Receivable 160,000
Add Back: Credit Balance in customer account 32,000
Adjusted Accounts Receivable: 192,000
Notes Receivable (Trade) 16,000
Total Trade Receivables: Requirement (a) 208,000
Non-Trade Receivables currently collectible:
Notes Receivable (Non-trade) 16,000
Dividends Receivable 3,200
Advances to Suppliers 19,200
Total current non-trade receivables 38,400
Trade and other Receivables: Requirement (b) 246,400
2. Solution
Sales 7,200.00
Sales discount. (57.60)
Net sales 7,142.40
3.
(a) Bad debt expense
Formula: Bad debt expense = Percentage x Net credit sales
4.
(a) Bad debt expense
Formula: Required balance of allowance= Percentage x Accounts receivable, end.
The ending balance of accounts receivable is computed as follows:
Accounts
receivable
Jan. 1 40,000 2,500 Write-off
Collections on
accounts
135,00 (70,000 + recovery
Net credit sales 0 70,500 of 500)*
Recovery* 500
102,500 Dec. 31
5.
Requirement: compute for the bad debts expense in 20x4
Solution:
Formula: Percentage= (Write-offs – Recoveries) ÷ ( Net credit sales)
The percentages to be applied on the beginning and ending balances of receivables in 20x4 are
computed as follows:
¿ ( 96,000−27,000 ) ÷ 1,380,000
¿ 69,000 ÷1,380,000
=5%
¿ ( 180,000−33,000 ) ÷ 2,100,000
¿ 147,000 ÷2,100,000
=7%
6.
%
Required allowance
Receivables Uncollectible
Days past dues balances (a) (b) (a)x(b)
7.
Requirement (a)
Net credit sales 4,200,000
Percentage of credit sales 2%
Unadjusted bad debt expense 84,000
(b)
Allowance for doubtful
accounts
Jan. 1, 20x1
12,600 (squeeze)
Write-off 79,800 18,900 Recovery
Unadjusted bad
84,000 debt
Dec. 31
unadjusted
balance 35,700
(c)
Required
allowance
Receivables % Uncollectible
Days outstanding balances (b) (c)=(a) x (b)
0 – 60 252,000 1% 2,520
(d)
Allowance for doubtful
accounts
12,600 Jan. 1, 20x1
Write-off (79K 100,00
+ 21K) 0 18,900 Recovery
Adjusted bad
87,400 debt (squeeze)
Dec. 31, 20x1
bal. 18,900
(e)
Gross accounts receivable, Dec. 31 before
651,000
adjustments
Additional Write-off at year-end (21,000)
Gross accounts receivable, Dec. after adjustments 630,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts, Dec. 31 (adjusted) (18,900)
(f)
Dec. 31 Allowance for doubtful accounts 21,000
20x4
Accounts receivable 21,000
To record the additional write-off
The adjusted bad debt expense is compared with the unadjusted bad debts to determine the
necessary adjustments.
2. B. 86,427
3. B. 270,000
4. D. 2,000
5. A. 6,300
6. C. 38,000
A/R 1,000,000
x 3%
30,000
+ 8,000
38,000
7. A. 9,000
120,000 x 1% = 1,200
90,000 x 2% = 1,800
100,000 x 6% = 6,000
9,000
8. C. 311,000
A/R Allow. For DA
`150,00 9,000 12,000
0 410,000 9,000 2,000
600,000 15,000
331,000 20,000
331,000 - 20,000 = 311,000
9. A. 150,000
A/R
80,000 10,000
150,000 120,000
100,000
10,000 + 120,000 = 130,000 + 100,000 = 230,000 – 80,000 = 150,000
10. B. 230,000;0