Question: Expedia, Inc., disclosed the following rounded amounts (in thousands) concerning the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on its Form 10-K annual report. Required: 1. Create a

Expedia, Inc., disclosed the following rounded amounts (in thousands) concerning the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on its Form 10-K annual report.

Expedia, Inc., disclosed the following rounded amounts (in thousands) concerning

Required:
1. Create a T-account for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and enter into it the 2011 amounts from the above schedule. Then write the T-account in equation format to prove that the above items account for the changes in the account.
2. Record summary journal entries for 2012 related to (a) estimating Bad Debt Expense and (b) writing off specific balances.
3. Supply the missing dollar amount noted by? for 2010.
4. If Expedia had written off an additional $ 20 of Accounts Receivable during 2010, by how much would Net Receivables have decreased? How much would Net Income have decreased?

SCHEDULE II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (dollars in thousands) Alowance for Balance at Additions Charged to Wri Balance at Doubtful Accounts Beiing of Year Bad Debt Expense $3,500 4 100 400 Offs s 8000 7.000 11.500 End of Year $10,800 8,000 7.000 2012 2011 2010 700 3,100

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