Question: Problem SNSA Determining Bad Debt Expense Using the Aging Method Ar the beginning of the year. Tennyson Auto Parts had an accounts receivable balance of
Problem SNSA Determining Bad Debt Expense Using the Aging Method Ar the beginning of the year. Tennyson Auto Parts had an accounts receivable balance of $31.800 and a balance in the allowance for doubt counts of 52,980 (credit). During the year. Tennyson had credit sales of 562100, collected accounts receivable in the amount of $602,700, wrote of SIX.600 of accounts receivable, and had the following data for accounts receivable at the end of the period: Receivable Age Current 1-15 days past due 16-45 days past due 46-90 days past due Over 90 days past due Amount 520.400 5.300 3.100 3.600 2.400 $34,800 Proportion Expected to Default 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.15 0.30 Required: 1. Prepare journal entries for credit sales, collections, and write-offs. 2. Determine the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts before the bad debt expense adjusting entry is posted. 3. Determine the desired post-adjustment balance in allowance for doubtful accounts. 4. Compute bad debt expense. 5. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debt expense
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