Question: please if you can help me with this problem, thanks P7-4 (Bad-Debt Reporting) From inception of operations to December 31, 2010, Fortner Corporation provided for

please if you can help me with this problem, thanks

please if you can help me with this problem, thanks P7-4 (Bad-Debt

P7-4 (Bad-Debt Reporting) From inception of operations to December 31, 2010, Fortner Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method: provisions were made monthly at 2% of credit sales; bad debts written off were charged to the allowance account, recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account, and no year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made. Fortner's usual credit terms are net 30 days. The balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $130,000 at January 1, 2010. During 2010 credit sales totaled $9,000,000, interim provisions for doubtful accounts were made at 2% of credit sales, 590,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to 515,000. Fortner installed a computer system in November 2010, and an aging of accounts receivable was prepared for the first time as of December 31, 2010. A summary of the aging is as follows. Classification by Balance in Estimated % Month of Sale Each Category Uncollectible November-December 2010 $1,080,000 2% July October 650,000 10% January-June 420,000 25% Prior to 1/1/10 150,000 80% $2,300,000 Based on the review of collectibility of the account balances in the "prior to 1/1/10" aging category, additional receivables totaling $60,000 were written off as of December 31, 2010. The 80% uncollectible estimate applies to the remaining $90,000 in the category. Effective with the year ended December 31, 2010, Fortner adopted a different method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging analysis of accounts receivable. Instructions (a) Prepare a schedule analyzing the changes in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2010. Show supporting computations in good form. (Hint: In computing the 12/31/10 allowance, subtract the $60,000 write-off). (b) Prepare the journal entry for the year-end adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts bal- ance as of December 31, 2010. (AICPA adapted)

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