Reconstructing Accounts Receivable and Expense Journal Entries
Response to the following problem:
The 2011 audit of the accounting records of the Lane Company discloses the following information:
|
|
2010
|
2011
|
| Accounts receivable (ending) |
$ I86,000 |
$187,100 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts (ending) |
74,000 |
7,000 |
|
Allowance for sales returns and allowances (ending)
|
4,700
|
3,916
|
|
Gross sales returns and allowances (estimated for the year)
|
4,900
|
5,200
|
|
Accounts receivable written off during the year
|
6.800
|
7,900
|
|
Estimated had debts for the sear
|
7,200
|
7,500
|
|
Actual gross sales returns and allowances for the year
|
4,700
|
6,000
|
|
Sales discounts not taken at end of year
|
0
|
400
|
|
Credit sales during the year (terms. 2/10, n/60)
|
375,000
|
380,000
|
|
Cash collected on accounts receivable during the year (net of discounts taken)
|
352,000
|
367,500
|
Required
1. Reconstruct the journal entries that were made by Lane during 2011 to record changes in the following accounts, assuming sales returns and allowances are estimated in the period of sale and the net price method is used to account for sales discounts.
a. Allowance for doubtful accounts
b. Allowance for sales returns and allowances
c. Accounts receivable
2. What is the 2011 ending balance in each of the accounts in Requirement 1, and how will it be reported on Lane's 2011 financial statements?