At the end of the current year (before adjusting entries), Autumn Corporation had a balance of $76,000

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At the end of the current year (before adjusting entries), Autumn Corporation had a balance of $76,000 in Accounts Receivable and a credit balance of $11,000 in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts. Service revenue (all on credit) for the year totaled $490,000.


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Consider each of the following two independent situations.

1. Using the percent-of-sales method, calculate the amount of Uncollectible-Account Expense if Autumn Corporation estimates its uncollectible-account expense using a rate of 2% of credit sales. What is the ending balance of the Allowance for Uncollectible-Accounts under this scenario?

2. Now assume that Autumn Corporation uses the aging-of-receivables method. Autumn Corporation estimates that its Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts should have a credit balance of $21,000. Calculate the amount of its Uncollectible-Account Expense. What is the ending balance of the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts under this scenario?

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

12th edition

Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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