Reference no: EM132951800
At the beginning of the year, Whitney Company had the following accounts on its books:
Accounts Receivable $154,000
Debit
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $7,900
Credit
During the year, credit sales were: $1,133,000 and collections on account were:$1,120,000
The following transactions, among others, occurred during the year:
Feb.17 Wrote off R. Lowell's account,$3,300
May.28 Wrote off G. Boyd's account,$2,100
Oct.13 Received $500 from G. Boyd, who is in bankruptcy proceedings,in final settlement of the account written off on May 28.This amount is not included in the $1,120,000 collections.
Dec.15 Wrote off K. Marshall's account,$1,400
Dec.31 In an adjusting entry, recorded the allowance for doubtful accounts at 0.5%of credit sales for the year.
Required
Problem a. Prepare journal entries to record the credit sales, the collections on account, and the preceding transactions and adjustment.
Problem b. Show how Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear on the December 31 balance sheet.