Prepare the entry to record the accounts written

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1. DeVries uses an allowance method for recording bad debts. DeVries determined that $1,000 of accounts receivable from Morris Corporation are uncollectible. The entry DeVries should make to write off the Morris account would include:

A. a credit to Cash for $1,000.
B. a credit to Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts for $1,000.
C. a credit to Accounts Receivable for $1,000.
D. a credit to Uncollectible Accounts Expense for $1,000.
E. None of these.


2. Inventory accounts are classified in which section of the balance sheet?

A. Current assets.
B. Investments.
C. Property, plant, and equipment.
D. Intangible assets.
E. None of these.

3. Inventory Item A has a cost of $2,000. The replacement cost is $1,800. The item can be sold for $2,500 to a customer, and the normal profit margin is $1,000. Using the lower-of-cost-or-market rule, at what amount should this item be reported in inventory on the balance sheet?

A. $1,800
B. $2,000
C. $2,500
D. $1,000

Problem #1
Annual sales were $1,600,000, and the January 1 Allowance for Uncollectibles had a credit balance of $25,000. $18,600 of accounts were written off during the year. The provision for uncollectible accounts is based on % of sales. Using the percentage of sales technique and a 2% rate, complete the following:

Required
1. Prepare the entry to record the accounts written off during the year.
2. Prepare the entry to record the provision for uncollectibles.

Problem #2
Hall uses aging to estimate uncollectible accounts. The following table reveals the likelihood of collection:

Age

Probability of Collection

Amount Outstanding

0 to 30 Days

98%

$100,000

31 to 60 Days

90%

$50,000

61 to 120 Days

50%

$25,000

Over 120 Days

10%

$10,000

Accounts of $100,000 are less than 30 days old (98% collectible), $50,000 are 30 to 60 days old (90% collectible), $25,000 are 61-120 days old (50% collectible), and the remaining $10,000 is 10% collectible.

Required

1. Prepare the journal entry to update the allowance for uncollectibles, assuming the balance prior to aging was a $10,000 debit.
2. Prepare the journal entry to update the allowance for uncollectibles, assuming the balance prior to aging was a $1,000 credit.

Problem #3

Alta had beginning inventory of 100 units at $10 each. The purchase price increased steadily during the period. Purchases during the period were 200 at $11 each, 300 at $13 each, and 150 at $15 each. Sales were 500 units at $20. Using periodic FIFO:

Required:

1. Using periodic FIFO:

a. Determine the cost of the ending inventory

b. Determine the cost of the goods sold

c. Determine the Gross profit

2. Using periodic LIFO:

a. Determine the cost of the ending inventory

b. Determine the cost of the goods sold

c. Determine the Gross profit

3. Using periodic weighted average:

a. Determine the cost of the ending inventory

b. Determine the cost of the goods sold

c. Determine the Gross profit

Problem #4
A company's records show the following:

Ending balance per bank statement

 

 $         22,484

Add: Deposits in transit

 

              1,776

Deduct: Outstanding checks

 


#12221


            ( 4,717)

Correct cash balance

 

 $         19,543

 

Ending balance per company records

 

 $         14,344

Add: 

 

 

Note receivable collection

 $           5,450.00

 

Interest earnings

                 106.00

             5,556

Deduct:



NSF Checks (customer collections on account)

                322.00

 

Service charges

                  35.00

          (357.00)

Correct cash balance

 

          $19,543  

Required
Prepare the entry to record the adjustments necessitated by the bank reconciliation.

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