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The credit manager of Montour Fuel has gathered the following information about the company's accounts receivable and credit losses during the current year Net credit sales for the year Accounts receivable at year-end 7,500,000 1,750,000 Uncollectible accounts receivable: Actually written off during the year Estimated portion of year-end receivables expected to prove uncollectible (per aging schedule) 87,000 84,000 171,000 a. Uncollectible accounts expense is estimated at an amount equal to 2.5 percent of net credit sales. b. Uncollectible accounts expense is recognized by adjusting the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to the amount indicated in the year-end aging schedule. The balance in the allowance account at the beginning of the current year was $25,000 (Consider the effect of the write-offs during the year on the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.) c. The company uses the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible accounts. Prepare one journal entry summarizing the recognition of uncollectible accounts expense for the entire year under each of the above independent assumptions. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal entry required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet < 2 3 Record the entry required to adjust the balance in the allowance account. Note: Enter debits before credits. Debit Transaction General Journal Credit b.

Answer 1

a) Journal entry

Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
a	Bad debt expense (7500000*2.5%)	187500
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		187500
	(To record bad debt expense)

b) Journal entry

Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
b	Bad debt expense	146000
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		146000
	(To record bad debt expense)

c) Journal entry

Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
c	Bad debt expense	87000
	Account receivable		87000
	(To record bad debt expense)