Chapter 09 – Accounting for Receivables
Problem 9-2A (35 minutes)
Part 1
a. Expense is 1.5% of credit sales
Dec. 31 Bad Debts Expense………………………………………..85,230
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts………..……. 85,230
To record estimated bad debts
[$5,682,000 x .015].
b. Expense is 1% of total sales
Dec. 31 Bad Debts Expense………………………………………..75,870
Part 2
Current assets
Accounts receivable…………………………....………$1,270,100
Less allowance for doubtful accounts............. (68,650)* $1,201,450
Part 3
Current assets
Accounts receivable…………………………....………$1,270,100
Less allowance for doubtful accts……..………… (63,505)** $1,206,595
9-550