Liang Company began operations in Year 1. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows.

Year 1:

Sold $1,346,200 of merchandise (that had cost $976,400) on credit, terms n/30.
Wrote off $20,700 of uncollectible accounts receivable.Received $670,500 cash in payment of accounts receivable.
In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 2.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible.

Year 2:

Sold $1,599,900 of merchandise (that had cost $1,304,800) on credit, terms n/30.
Wrote off $28,300 of uncollectible accounts receivable.
Received $1,219,300 cash in payment of accounts receivable.
In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 2.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible.

Required:
Prepare journal entries to record Liang’s Year 1 and Year 2 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense.

Respuesta :

Answer:

General Journal

Debit

Credit

a(1)

Accounts receivable

$1,349,100

Sales

$1,349,100

a(2)

Cost of goods sold

$977,100

Merchandise inventory

$977,100

b

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$18,100

Accounts Receivable

$18,100

c

Cash

$669,200

Accounts Receivable

$669,200

d

Bad Debt

Expense

[Refer working note 1]

$35,307

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$35,307

e(1)

Accounts receivable

$1,514,600

Sales

$1,514,600

e(2)

Cost of goods sold

$1,299,000

Merchandise inventory

$1,299,000

f

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$26,700

Accounts Receivable

$26,700

g

Cash

$1,110,700

Accounts Receivable

$1,110,700

h

Bad Debt

Expense

[Refer working note 2]

$36,507

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$36,507

.

.

Working note 1 - Computation of bad debt expense for the

year 1

Accounts receivables beginning balance

$0

Add: Credit sales

$1,349,100

Less: Collections

($669,200)

Less: Write-off's

($18,100)

Accounts receivables ending

balance

(a)