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 Company sells furniture

Accounting Nov 16, 2020

 Company sells furniture. Approximately 10% of its sales are cash; the remainder are on credit. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the company had net credit sales of $2,200,000. As of December 31, 2017, total accounts receivable were $800,000, and Allowance for Bad Debts had a debit balance of $1,100 prior to adjustment. In the past, approximately 1% of credit sales have proved to be uncollectible. An aging analysis of the individual accounts receivable revealed that $32,000 of the Accounts Receivable balance appeared to be uncollectible, The largest credit sale during the year occurred on December 4, 2017, for $72,000 to Aaron Company. Terms of the sale were 2/10, n/30. On December 13, Aaron Company paid $60,000 of the receivable balance and took advantage of the 2% discount. The remaining $12,000 was still outstanding on March 31, 2018, when Douglas Company learned that Aaron Company had declared bankruptcy. Douglas wrote the receivable off as uncollectible. Required: I Prepare the following journal entries: 1. The sale of $72,000 of furniture on December 4, 2017, to Aaron Company on credit. 2. The collection of $58,800 from Aaron Company on December 13, 2017, assuming the company allows the discount on partial payment. 3. Record Bad Debt Expense on December 31, 2017, using the aging of receivables method. 4. Write off the balance of the Aaron Company receivable as uncollectible, March 31, 2018.

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Dec 4.2017 1 Accounts receivable 72000  
    Sales   72000
         
13-Dec 2 Cash 58800  
    Sales discounts 1200  
    Accounts receivable   60000
         
31-Dec 3 Bad debt expense 33100  
    Allowance for Bad debts   33100
    (1100+32000)    
         
31-Mar-18 4 Allowance for Bad debts 12000  
    Accounts receivable   12000
    (72000-60000)    
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