Asked by Sierra Snavely on May 26, 2024

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(a) The aging of Torme Designs' accounts receivable is shown below. Calculate the amount of each periodicity range that is deemed to be uncollectible.??                                                                         Estimated Uncollectible Accounts  Age Interval  Balance  Percentage  Amount  Not past due $850,0003.50%1−30 days past due 47,5005.0031−60 days past due 21,75010.0061−90 days past due 11,25020.0091−180 days past due 5,06530.00181−365 days past due 2,50050.00 Over 365 days past due 1,145‾95.00 Total $939,210‾~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{ \text { Estimated Uncollectible Accounts } } \\\begin{array} { | l | r | c | c | } \hline \text { Age Interval } & \text { Balance } & \text { Percentage } & \text { Amount } \\\hline \text { Not past due } & \$ 850,000 & 3.50 \% & \\\hline 1 - 30 \text { days past due } & 47,500 & 5.00 & \\\hline 31 - 60 \text { days past due } & 21,750 & 10.00 & \\\hline 61 - 90 \text { days past due } & 11,250 & 20.00 & \\\hline 91 - 180 \text { days past due } & 5,065 & 30.00 & \\\hline 181 - 365 \text { days past due } & 2,500 & 50.00 & \\\hline \text { Over } 365 \text { days past due } & \underline{1,145} & 95.00 & \\\hline \text { Total } & \underline{\mathbf { \$939,210 }} & & \\\hline\end{array}                                                                        Estimated Uncollectible Accounts  Age Interval  Not past due 130 days past due 3160 days past due 6190 days past due 91180 days past due 181365 days past due  Over 365 days past due  Total  Balance $850,00047,50021,75011,2505,0652,5001,145$939,210 Percentage 3.50%5.0010.0020.0030.0050.0095.00 Amount  (b) If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,135.00, record the adjusting entry forthe bad debt expense for the year.

Adjusting Entry

An accounting journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the appropriate period.

Bad Debt Expense

The cost associated with accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect due to customer default.

Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

The contra asset account for accounts receivable.

  • Utilize the aging of receivables approach to approximate the valuation of accounts that are likely uncollectable.
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milan franciscoMay 30, 2024
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 (a)  Estimated Uncollectible  Accounts \text { (a) } \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad { \text { Estimated Uncollectible } } \\\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad { \text { Accounts } }  (a)  Estimated Uncollectible  Accounts 
 Age Interval  Balance  Percentage  Amount  Not past due $850,0003.50%$29,750.001−30 days past due 47,5005.002,375.0031−60 days past due 21,75010.002,175.0061−90 days past due 11,25020.002,250.0091−180 days past due 5,06530.001,519.50181−365 days past due 2,50050.001,250.00 Over 365 days past due 1,145‾95.001,087.75‾ Total: $939,210‾$40,407.25‾\begin{array} { | l | r | c | r | } \hline \text { Age Interval } & \text { Balance } & \text { Percentage } & \text { Amount } \\\hline \text { Not past due } & \$ 850,000 & 3.50 \% & \$ 29,750.00 \\\hline 1 - 30 \text { days past due } & 47,500 & 5.00 & 2,375.00 \\\hline 31 - 60 \text { days past due } & 21,750 & 10.00 & 2,175.00 \\\hline 61 - 90 \text { days past due } & 11,250 & 20.00 & 2,250.00 \\\hline 91 - 180 \text { days past due } & 5,065 & 30.00 & 1,519.50 \\\hline 181 - 365 \text { days past due } & 2,500 & 50.00 & 1,250.00 \\\hline \text { Over } 365 \text { days past due } & \underline{1,145} & 95.00 & \underline{1,087.75} \\\hline \text { Total: } & \underline{\mathbf { \$ 9 3 9 , 2 1 0 }} & & \underline{\mathbf { \$ 4 0 , 4 0 7 . 2 5 }} \\\hline\end{array} Age Interval  Not past due 130 days past due 3160 days past due 6190 days past due 91180 days past due 181365 days past due  Over 365 days past due  Total:  Balance $850,00047,50021,75011,2505,0652,5001,145$939,210 Percentage 3.50%5.0010.0020.0030.0050.0095.00 Amount $29,750.002,375.002,175.002,250.001,519.501,250.001,087.75$40,407.25
(b)Dec. 31 Bad Debt Expense             ~~~~~~~~~~~~             39.272.25
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts             ~~~~~~~~~~~~             39.272.25

Calculation of expense:
Amount of calculated uncollectible accounts $40,407.25
Less credit balance of account                    1,135.00‾~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\underline {1,135.00}                   1,135.00
Bad debt expense                                $ 39.272 .25 ‾~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\underline { \textbf{\$ 39.272 .25 }}                               $ 39.272 .25