The Manda Panda Company uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. At the beginning of 2013, the allowance account had a credit balance of $82,500. Credit sales for 2013 totaled $3,100,000 and the year-end accounts receivable balance was $710,000. During this year, $80,000 in receivables were determined to be uncollectible. Manda Panda anticipates that 3% of all credit sales will ultimately become uncollectible. The fiscal year ends on December 31.
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Does this situation describe a loss contingency?
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What is the bad debt expense that Manda Panda should report in its 2013 income statement? |
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Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the contingency. (If no entry is required for an event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
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Bad debit expense |
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Allowance for uncollectible accounts |
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What is the net realizable value (book value) Manda Panda should report in its 2013 balance sheet?
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| Accounts Receivable |
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710,000 |
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| Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts |
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82,500 |
| Write-off of bad debts |
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Bad debt expense |
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| Balance Sheet: |
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| Accounts Receivable |
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| Allowance for uncllectible accounts |
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| Net realizable Value |
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