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Soorya Inc Additional Information on 2021 Transactions Here Is an Aging of the Accounts Receivable

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Soorya Inc. had the following balances for fiscal 2021.
Jan1,2021 Dec 31,2021 Accounts receivable 2,500,0002,000,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 125,000 unknown \begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \operatorname { Jan } 1,2021 & \text { Dec } 31,2021 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 2,500,000 & 2,000,000 \\\hline \text { Allowance for doubtful accounts } & 125,000 & \text { unknown } \\\hline\end{array} Additional information on 2021 transactions:
 Sales  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  Cash  Credit 100,000200,000150,000250,000 Discounts given (only on credit  sales) 25,00040,00035,00050,000 Bad debts  write-offs 15,00010,00020,0005,000 collection on previously 101,00005,00020,000 Written off accounts \begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | } \hline \text { Sales } & \text { Q1 } & \text { Q2 } & \text { Q3 } & \text { Q4 } \\\hline \text { Cash } & & & & \\\hline \text { Credit } & 100,000 & 200,000 & 150,000 & 250,000 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Discounts given (only on credit } \\\text { sales) }\end{array} & 25,000 & 40,000 & 35,000 & 50,000 \\\hline \text { Bad debts } & & & & \\\hline \text { write-offs } & 15,000 & 10,000 & 20,000 & 5,000 \\\hline \text { collection on previously } &101,000&0&5,000&20,000 \\\text { Written off accounts }&&&&\\\hline\end{array} Here is an aging of the accounts receivable:
 Days  outstanding  Accounts receivable  balance @ Jan 1, 2021  Accounts receivable  balance @ Dec 31, 2021  Estimate % uncollectable  (consistent rate for 5 years) 0301,900,0001,000,0000%3160250,000350,00010%6190250,000350,00020%90100,000300,00050%\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Days } \\\text { outstanding }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Accounts receivable } \\\text { balance @ Jan 1, 2021 }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Accounts receivable } \\\text { balance @ Dec 31, 2021 }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Estimate \% uncollectable } \\\text { (consistent rate for 5 years) }\end{array} \\\hline 0 - 30 & 1,900,000 & 1,000,000 & 0 \% \\\hline 31 - 60 & 250,000 & 350,000 & 10 \% \\\hline 61 - 90 & 250,000 & 350,000 & 20 \% \\\hline 90 & 100,000 & 300,000 & 50 \% \\\hline\end{array} Required:
a)How much cash was collected from accounts receivable during 2021?
b)Prepare the journal entry to record the discounts using both the gross and net method of accounting; assume that the total discounts given related to sales totaling $450,000. Also prepare the journal entry that would be required if the discounts were not taken by customers under the net method.
c)Assume all discounts were taken by customers and that the company used the gross method.
Complete the following chart:
 Balance at end of fiscal 2021 Gross Sales  Net Sales  Bad debt expense \begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline & \text { Balance at end of fiscal } 2021 \\\hline \text { Gross Sales } & \\\hline \text { Net Sales } & \\\hline \text { Bad debt expense } & \\\hline\end{array} d)What would the bad debt expense be if Soorya wanted to use the percentage of sales method and felt that its experience showed that 4.5% of sales were not collectible?

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