Question

Sunland, Inc. had net sales in 2017 of $1,476,200.At December 31, 2017, before adjusting entries, the balances in selected accounts were Accounts Receivable $257,500 debit, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $1,877 debit. Assume that 11% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec 31, 2017 e Textbook and Media List of Accounts Sunland, Inc. had net sales in 2017 of $1,476,200. At December 31, 2017, before adjusting entries, the balances in selected accounts were Accounts Receivable $257,500 debit, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,690 credit. Assume Sunland prepares an aging schedule that estimates total uncollectible accounts at $24,700. Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec 31, 2017

Answer 1

1st part:

date	accounts	debit	credit
dec 31 2017	bad debt expense a/c	30,202
	........To allowance for doubtful accounts		30,202
	(11%*257,500=>28,325) + 1877 debit)

2nd part:

date	accounts	debit	credit
dec 31 2017	bad debt expense a/c	22,010
	.......To allowance for doubtful accounts		22,010
	(amount = 24,700-2690 =>22,010)