Question: P 8 - 3 A Journalize entries to record transactions related to bad debts Presented below is an aging schedule for Bryan Company at December

P8-3A Journalize entries to record transactions related to bad debts
Presented below is an aging schedule for Bryan Company at December 31,2021.
\table[[Customer,Total,\table[[Not yet],[Due]],Number of Days Past Due],[1-30,31-60,61-90,Over 90],[Aneesh,$,24,000,,$,9,000,$,15,000,,,,],[Bird,,30,000,$ 30,000,,,,,,,,],[Cope,,50,000,5,000,,5,000,,,,40,000,,],[DeSpears,,38,000,,,,,,,,,38,000],[Others,,120,000,72,000,,35,000,,13,000,,,,],[,,262,000,$107,000,$,49,000,$,28,000,$,40,000,$,38,000],[Estimated],[Percentage],[Uncollectible,,,3%,,7%,,12%,,24%,,60%],[Total Estimated],[Bad Debts,$,42,400,$ 3,210,$,3,430,$,3,360,,9,600,$,22,800]]
At December 31,2021, the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit of $8,000.
Instructions:
(a) Journalize and post the adjusting entry for bad debts at December 31,2021.
(b) Journalize and post to the allowance account these 2022 selected events and transactions:
(1) On March 1, a $600 customer balance originating in 2021 is judged uncollectible.
(2) On May 1, a check for $600 is received from the customer whose account was written off as uncollectible on March 1.
(c) Journalize the adjusting entry for bad debts on December 31,2022, assuming that the unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a debit of $1,400 and the aging schedule indicates that total estimated bad debts will be $36,700.
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P 8 - 3 A Journalize entries to record

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