Question

At the beginning of the current period, Shamrock Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $197,000 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $9,040 (credit). During the period, it had net credit sales of $862,700 and collections of $838,670. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $7,477. However, a $3,049 account previously written off as uncollectible was recovered before the end of the current period. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $26,310 at the end of the period. (Omit cost of goods sold entries.)

(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

(a)		Prepare the entries to record sales and collections during the period.
(b)		Prepare the entry to record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period.
(c)		Prepare the entries to record the recovery of the uncollectible account during the period.
(d)		Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense for the period.

Answer 1

No.	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
(a)	Enter an account title to record sales	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	Enter an account title to record sales	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	(To record sales)
	Enter an account title to record cash received	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	Enter an account title to record cash received	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	(To record cash received)
(b)	Enter an account title	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	Enter an account title	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
(c)	Enter an account title to reinstate account previously written off	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	Enter an account title to reinstate account previously written off	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	(To reinstate account previously written off)
	Enter an account title to record cash received	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	Enter an account title to record cash received	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	(To record cash received)
(d)	Enter an account title	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount
	Enter an account title	Enter a debit amount	Enter a credit amount

Answer 2

Determine the ending balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

Ending balance in Accounts Receivable		$Enter a dollar amount
Ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		$Enter a dollar amount

What is the net realizable value of the receivables at the end of the period?

Net realizable value of the receivables at the end of the period

$Enter the Net realizable value of the receivables in dollars