Thunderwood Industries has a past history of uncollectible accounts, as shown below. Estimate the allowance for doubtful

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Thunderwood Industries has a past history of uncollectible accounts, as shown below. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule you completed in Exercise 8-8.

In Exercise 8-8, The accounts receivable clerk for Thunderwood Industries prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on August 31:


Thunderwood Industries has a past history of uncollectible accounts, as


The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule and not included in the subtotals above:

Thunderwood Industries has a past history of uncollectible accounts, as


Age ClassPercent Uncollectible
Not past due .........2%
1–30 days past due..... 6
31–60 days past due ....12
61–90 days past due.... 30
Over 90 days past due...75

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Corporate Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1133952411

12th edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan E. Duchac

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