The unadjusted Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $100 credit balance. The aging of accounts receivable is as follows: Customer:0-30 days30-60 days60-90 daysover 90 daysSue Age $2,000Tom Mato $400 Ima Rich$ 5,000 All others not shown to save space15,000$10,000600 Total Accounts Receivable$20,000$10,000$1,000$2,000Management estimates that 1% of receivables under 30 days, 5% of 30-60 days receivables, 10% of 60-90 days receivables and 50% over 90 days receivables will be uncollectible. Using the aging of accounts receivable method, the debit to Bad Debt Expense and credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts equals .(Unadjusted Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $100 credit balance).
Question
The unadjusted Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a 2,000Tom Mato 5,000 All others not shown to save space15,00020,0001,000100 credit balance).
Solution
First, we need to calculate the estimated uncollectible amount for each age category of accounts receivable:
0-30 days: 200 30-60 days: 500 60-90 days: 100 Over 90 days: 1,000
Next, we add up these amounts to get the total estimated uncollectible amount:
500 + 1,000 = $1,800
This is the amount that we expect will not be collected based on the aging of the accounts receivable.
The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should have a balance equal to this total estimated uncollectible amount. However, it currently has a credit balance of $100. Therefore, we need to adjust it by the difference between the current balance and the estimated uncollectible amount:
100 = $1,700
So, the debit to Bad Debt Expense and the credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $1,700.
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