Question: M5 CNOW Homework (Ch 8) eBook Question Content Area Aging of receivables; estimating allowance for doubtful accounts Wig Creations supplies wigs and hair care products
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Aging of receivables; estimating allowance for doubtful accounts
Wig Creations supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout Texas and the Southwest. The accounts receivable clerk for Wig Creations prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y7:
Customer Balance Not Past
Due Days Past
Due 1-30 Days Past
Due 31-60 Days Past
Due 61-90 Days Past
Due 91-120 Days Past
Due Over 120
ABC Beauty 19,700 19,700
Angel Wigs 7,300 7,300
Zodiac Beauty 3,700 3,700
Subtotals 1,293,300 751,200 286,700 128,200 35,700 15,100 76,400
The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule. Assume all due dates are for the current year except for Visions Hair & Nail, which is due in the next year.
Customer Due Date Balance
Arcade Beauty August 17 $4,700
Creative Images October 30 5,000
Excel Hair Products July 3 8,800
First Class Hair Care September 8 6,500
Golden Images November 23 3,600
Oh That Hair November 29 2,700
One Stop Hair Designs December 7 6,700
Visions Hair & Nail January 11 4,100
Wig Creations has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:
Age Class Percent Uncollectible
Not past due 1%
1-30 days past due 2
31-60 days past due 10
61-90 days past due 32
91-120 days past due 42
Over 120 days past due 78
Required:
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1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero.
Customer Due Date Number of Days Past Due
Arcade Beauty August 17 fill in the blank 1 of 8
136
days
Creative Images October 30 fill in the blank 1 of 8
62
days
Excel Hair Products July 3 fill in the blank 1 of 8
181
days
First Class Hair Care September 8 fill in the blank 1 of 8
114
days
Golden Images November 23 fill in the blank 1 of 8
38
days
Oh That Hair November 29 fill in the blank 1 of 8
32
days
One Stop Hair Designs December 7 fill in the blank 1 of 8
24
days
Visions Hair & Nail January 11 fill in the blank 1 of 8
0
days
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Count the number of days after the due date up to December 31. Do not include the due date in your count. Remember that not all months have an equal number of days.
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2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Wig Creations
Aging of Receivables Schedule
December 31, 20Y7
Customer
Balance Not Past
Due Days Past
Due 1-30 Days Past
Due 31-60 Days Past
Due 61-90 Days Past
Due 91-120 Days Past
Due Over 120
ABC Beauty 19,700 19,700 blank blank blank blank blank
Angel Wigs 7,300 blank blank 7,300 blank blank blank
Zodiac Beauty 3,700 blank 3,700 blank blank
Subtotals 1,293,300 751,200 286,700 128,200 35,700 15,100 76,400
Arcade Beauty Arcade Beauty
4,700
Arcade Beauty
Arcade Beauty
Arcade Beauty
Arcade Beauty
Arcade Beauty
Arcade Beauty
4,700
Creative Images Creative Images
5,000
Creative Images
Creative Images
Creative Images
Creative Images
5,000
Creative Images
Creative Images
Excel Hair Products Excel Hair Products
8,800
Excel Hair Products
Excel Hair Products
Excel Hair Products
Excel Hair Products
Excel Hair Products
Excel Hair Products
8,800
First Class Hair Care First Class Hair Care
6,500
First Class Hair Care
First Class Hair Care
First Class Hair Care
First Class Hair Care
First Class Hair Care
6,500
First Class Hair Care
Golden Images Golden Images
3,600
Golden Images
Golden Images
Golden Images
3,600
Golden Images
Golden Images
Golden Images
Oh That Hair Oh That Hair
2,700
Oh That Hair
Oh That Hair
Oh That Hair
2,700
Oh That Hair
Oh That Hair
Oh That Hair
One Stop Hair Designs One Stop Hair Designs
6,700
One Stop Hair Designs
One Stop Hair Designs
6,700
One Stop Hair Designs
One Stop Hair Designs
One Stop Hair Designs
One Stop Hair Designs
Visions Hair & Nail Visions Hair & Nail
4,100
Visions Hair & Nail
4,100
Visions Hair & Nail
Visions Hair & Nail
Visions Hair & Nail
Visions Hair & Nail
Visions Hair & Nail
Totals Totals
1,334,700
Totals
755,300
Totals
293,400
Totals
134,500
Totals
40,700
Totals
21,600
Totals
63,102
Percent uncollectible (%) Percent uncollectible (%)
1
% Percent uncollectible (%)
2
% Percent uncollectible (%)
10
% Percent uncollectible (%)
32
% Percent uncollectible (%)
42
% Percent uncollectible (%)
78
%
Estimate of uncollectible accounts $Estimate of uncollectible accounts
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$Estimate of uncollectible accounts
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Add the accounts into the aging schedule based on their number of days past due.
Apply the respective uncollectible percentage to the total receivables in each days past due group and the not past due group.
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3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.
fill in the blank 1 of 1$
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Add the accounts into the aging schedule based on their number of days past due.
Apply the respective uncollectible percentage to the total receivables in each days past due group and the not past due group.
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4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Wig Creations has a credit balance of $3,000 before adjustment on December 31, 20Y7. Journalize the adjustment for uncollectible accounts. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
DateAccountDebitCredit
Dec. 31
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The amount of bad debt expense is affected by the balance in the allowance account.
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5. Assuming that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?
On the balance sheet, assets would be fill in the blank 1 of 9
by fill in the blank 2 of 9$
because the allowance for doubtful accounts would be fill in the blank 3 of 9
by fill in the blank 4 of 9$
. In addition, the owner's equity (owner's capital) would be fill in the blank 5 of 9
by fill in the blank 6 of 9$
because bad debt expense would be fill in the blank 7 of 9
and net income fill in the blank 8 of 9
by fill in the blank 9 of 9$
on the income statement.
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Consider the effects of a contra asset not being recorded in terms of the balance sheet equation.
Consider the effects of an expense not being reported in terms of the income equation.
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