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Corporate Financial Accounting 14th Edition by Carl Warren,James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac
Edition 14ISBN: 978-1305653535Corporate Financial Accounting 14th Edition by Carl Warren,James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac
Edition 14ISBN: 978-1305653535 Exercise 43
Entries for bad debt expense under the direct write-off and allowance methods
Casebolt Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending December 31:
A. Journalize the write-offs under the direct write-off method.
B. Journalize the write-offs under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. The company recorded $5,250,000 of credit sales during the year. Based on past history and industry averages, ¾% of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible.
C. How much higher (lower) would Casebolt Company's net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?
Casebolt Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending December 31:
A. Journalize the write-offs under the direct write-off method.
B. Journalize the write-offs under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. The company recorded $5,250,000 of credit sales during the year. Based on past history and industry averages, ¾% of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible.
C. How much higher (lower) would Casebolt Company's net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?
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Corporate Financial Accounting 14th Edition by Carl Warren,James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac
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