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Sheet1
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The following information pertains to Mountain High Campers. | |
A. Mountain High Campers estimates bad debt expense at 3/5% of credit sales. The company | |
reported accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts balances of 486,000 | |
and 220 (cr) respectively, at Dec. 31, 2012. During 2013, Mountain High’s credit sales and | |
collections were 415,000 and 519,000 respectively, and 3,200 in bad accounts were written off. | |
1. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debt expense for 2013 (show supporting calculations | |
or use T accounts to support your answer). | |
2. Mountain High’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2013, are________________. | |
3. Mountain High’s adjusted allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31, 2013, | |
is_________. | |
4. How would the amount in A1 differ if the allowance account had an ending balance on | |
December 31, 2012, of 120 (dr). | |
B. Mountain High estimates bad debts on an analysis of receivables. An aging schedule | |
estimates bad debts to be 3000. Using the relevant data from Part A, answer the same 4 | |
questions. | |
C. Prepare a summary journal entry (all bad accounts written off in a single entry) if Mountain | |
High had used the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible accounts. | |