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Chapter 5 - Receivables and Sales
Problem 5-2A (LO 5-1, 5-2)
Requirement 1
May 2
Debit
Credit
No entry
May 7
Accounts Receivable
1,200
May 20
Cash
789.60
Sales Discounts
50.40
Accounts Receivable
840
(Receive cash on account)
(Sales discount = $840 x 6%)
Requirement 2
Outdoor Expo
Partial Income Statement
5-42 Financial Accounting, 5e
Problem 5-3A (LO 5-3, 5-4, 5-5)
Requirement 1
June 12, 2021
Debit
Credit
Accounts Receivable
41,000
Service Revenue
41,000
(Provide services on account)
March 4, 2022
Accounts Receivable
56,000
Service Revenue
56,000
(Provide services on account)
May 20, 2022
Cash
10,000
Accounts Receivable
10,000
(Receive cash on account)
July 2, 2022
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Problem 5-3A (concluded)
Requirement 2
Cash
Accounts Receivable
25,000
41,000
25,000
Allow. for Uncol. Accts.
7,200
Dec. 31, 2021
Requirement 3
2021
2022
Total accounts receivable
$16,000
$11,000
5-44 Financial Accounting, 5e
Problem 5-4A (LO 5-4, 5-5)
Requirement 1
Age group
Amount
receivable
Estimated
percent
uncollectible
Estimated
amount
uncollectible
Not yet due
$40,000
4%
$ 1,600
Requirement 2
December 31, 2021
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
12,950
Requirement 3
July 19, 2022
Requirement 4
September 30, 2022
Accounts Receivable
8,000
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Problem 5-5A (LO 5-3, 5-6)
Requirement 1
Arnold should not use the direct write-off method. Even if no accounts are known to
Requirement 2
Allowance for uncollectible accounts = $170,000 x 70% = $119,000.
Requirement 3
Problem 5-6A (LO 5-5)
Requirement 1
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
59,000
Requirement 2
Revised operating income = $260,000 − $59,000 (bad debt expense)
Requirement 3
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
26,000
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
26,000
Requirement 4
Using 6% instead of 9% to estimate future bad debts causes total assets to be
Chapter 5 - Receivables and Sales
Problem 5-7A (LO 5-3, 5-4)
Requirement 1
December 31, 2021
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
455,000
Requirement 2
Because actual bad debts in 2022 were only $300,000 when the company estimated
Requirement 3
Humanity International should not prepare new financial statements for 2021. The fact
5-48 Financial Accounting, 5e
Problem 5-8A (LO 5-7)
Requirement 1
December 1, 2021
Debit
Credit
Requirement 2
December 31, 2021
Debit
Credit
December 1, 2022
Cash
9,000
Interest Receivable (2021)
750
Interest Revenue
8,250
(Receive annual interest)
(Interest revenue = $90,000 x 10% x 11/12)
December 31, 2022
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Problem 5-8A (concluded)
December 1, 2023
Cash
9,000
Interest Receivable (2022)
750
December 31, 2023
Interest Receivable (2023)
750
Requirement 3
December 1, 2024
Debit
Credit
Cash
99,000
Notes Receivable
90,000
5-50 Financial Accounting, 5e
Problem 5-9A (LO 5-8)
Requirement 1
Walmart
Target
Walmart has a higher receivables turnover ratio and a lower average collection period,
which means it collects cash more quickly from its customers. The receivables
turnover ratio and average collection period for Tenet Healthcare in the most recent
Requirement 2
Including cash sales in the numerator of the receivables turnover ratio is the same as
suggesting that receivables turnover instantly (in other words, the average collection
Chapter 5 - Receivables and Sales
PROBLEMS: SET B
Problem 5-1B (LO 5-1)
Revenue recognized in 2021
Scenario 1:
$900,000
Problem 5-2B (LO 5-1, 5-2)
Requirement 1
June 10
Debit
Credit
No entry
June 19
No entry
June 20
Sales Allowances
810
Accounts Receivable
810
(Sales allowance for services on account)
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Problem 5-2B (concluded)
Requirement 2
Data Recovery Services
Partial Income Statement
Requirement 3
June 25
Cash
1,852.2
Sales Discounts
37.8
5-54 Financial Accounting, 5e
Problem 5-3B (LO 5-3, 5-4, 5-5)
Requirement 1
February 2, 2021
Debit
Credit
Accounts Receivable
38,000
Service Revenue
38,000
(Provide services on account)
April 12, 2022
Accounts Receivable
51,000
Service Revenue
51,000
(Provide services on account)
June 28, 2022
Bad Debt Expense
3,750
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
3,750
(Estimate future bad debts)
[($6,000 x 25%) + $2,250 = $3,750]
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Problem 5-3B (concluded)
Requirement 2
Cash
Accounts Receivable
27,000
38,000
27,000
Requirement 3
2021
2022
Total accounts receivable
$11,000
$6,000
5-56 Financial Accounting, 5e
Problem 5-4B (LO 5-4, 5-5)
Requirement 1
Age group
Amount
receivable
Estimated
percent
uncollectible
Estimated
amount
uncollectible
Not yet due
$40,000
3%
$1,200
Requirement 2
December 31, 2021
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
3,170
Requirement 3
April 3, 2022
Requirement 4
July 17, 2022
Accounts Receivable
100
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Problem 5-5B (LO 5-3, 5-6)
Requirement 1
Letni should not use the direct write-off method. Even if no accounts are known to be
uncollectible at the time, Paul should estimate future bad debts and record those
Problem 5-6B (LO 5-5)
Requirement 1
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
330,000
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
330,000
(Estimate future bad debts)
($11,000,000 x 4% − $110,000 = $330,000)
Requirement 2
Revised operating income = $2,900,000 − $330,000 (bad debt expense)
Requirement 3
Revised operating income = $2,900,000 − $700,000 (bad debt expense)
= $2,200,000
Chapter 5 - Receivables and Sales
Problem 5-7B (LO 5-3, 5-4)
Requirement 1
Debit
Credit
Bad Debt Expense
7,000
Requirement 2
Previts underestimated uncollectible accounts by $80,500. Actual bad debts in the
Requirement 3
Previts should not prepare new financial statements for the first year. The fact that
