On December 31, 2020, Helena Company, a California real estate firm, received two $18,000 notes from customers
Question:
On December 31, 2020, Helena Company, a California real estate firm, received two $18,000 notes from customers in exchange for services rendered. The 8% note from El Dorado Company is due in nine months, and the 3% note from Newcastle Company is due in five years. The market interest rate for similar notes on December 31, 2020, was 8%. At what amounts should the two notes be reported in Helena’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet?
Note receivable, El Dorado Company | Answer |
Note receivable, Newcastle Company | Answer |
2. EPPA, an environmental management firm, issued to Dara, a $9,000, 8%, five-year installment note that required five equal annual year-end payments. This note was discounted to yield a 9% rate to Dara. What is the total amount of interest revenue to be recognized by Dara on this note?
Total interest revenue | Answer |
3. On July 1, 2020, Lezix Company, a maker of denim clothing, sold goods in exchange for a $90,000, one-year, noninterest-bearing note. At the time of the sale, the market rate of interest was 12% on similar notes. At what amount should Lezix record the note receivable on July 1, 2020?
Note receivable | Answer |
4. The records of Quest Company included the following accounts (with normal balances).
Cash sales | $1,080,000 |
Credit sales | 810,000 |
Balance in accounts receivable, December 31, 2019 | 162,000 |
Balance in accounts receivable, December 31, 2020 | 180,000 |
Balance in allowance for doubtful accounts, December 31, 2019 (Cr.) | 2,700 |
Accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 | 4,500 |
The company estimates bad debts as 2% of receivables at year-end to be uncollectible.
Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2020, to adjust the allowance for doubtful accounts.
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