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Chapter 7: 7CA_b (page 377)

On July 1, 2017, Moresan Company sold special-order merchandise on credit and received in return an interest-bearing note receivable from the customer. Moresan will receive interest at the prevailing rate for a note of this type. Both the principal and interest are due in one lump sum on June 30, 2018.

On September 1, 2017, Moresan sold special-order merchandise on credit and received in return a zero-interest-bearing note receivable from the customer. The prevailing rate of interest for a note of this type is determinable. The note receivable is due in one lump sum on August 31, 2019.

Moresan also has significant amounts of trade accounts receivable as a result of credit sales to its customers. On October 1, 2017, some trade accounts receivable were assigned to Indigo Finance Company on a non-notification (Moresan handles collections) basis for an advance of 75% of their amount at an interest charge of 8% on the balance outstanding.

On November 1, 2017, other trade accounts receivable were sold without recourse. The factor withheld 5% of the trade accounts receivable factored as protection against sales returns and allowances and charged a finance charge of 3%.

Instructions

(b) How should Moresan report the interest-bearing note receivable and the zero-interest-bearing note receivable on its balance sheet at December 31, 2017?

Short Answer

Expert verified

Interest-bearing notes are reported as current assets, while zero-bearing notes are reported as non-current assets.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Current Assets

All the resources that will generate benefits for the business entity before the end of the operating cycle are known as current assets.

02

Reporting Notes on Balance Sheet

1. Interest-bearing notes will be reported as Current assets on the balance sheet prepared on 31 December 2017.

2. Zero-Interest-Bearing note will be reported under non-current assets on the balance sheet prepared on 31 December 2017. Its face value is adjusted against the unamortized discount for reporting purposes.

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(Petty Cash) The petty cash fund of Fonzarelli鈥檚 Auto Repair Service, a sole proprietorship, contains the following.

1. Coins and Currency

\(15.20

2. Postage Stamps

2.90

3. An I.O.U from Cunningham, an employee, for cash advance

40

4. Check payable to Fonzarelli鈥檚 Auto Repair from Pottsie Weber, an employee, marked NSF

34

5. Vouchers for the following:

Stamps

20

Two Rose Bowl tickets for Nick Fonzarelli

170

Printer cartridge

14.35

204.35

\)296.45

The general ledger account Petty Cash has a balance of $300.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entry to record the reimbursement of the petty cash fund.

The following are a series of unrelated situations. 1. Halen Company鈥檚 unadjusted trial balance at December 31, 2017, included the following accounts.

Debit \(

Credit \)

Accounts receivables

\(53,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts

4,000

Net sales

\)1,200,000

Halen Company estimates its bad debt expense to be 7% of gross accounts receivable. Determine its bad debt expense for 2017.

2. An analysis and aging of Stuart Corp. accounts receivable at December 31, 2017, disclosed the following.

Amounts estimated to be uncollectible

\(180,000

Accounts receivables

1,750,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts (per books)

125,000

What is the net realizable value of Stuart鈥檚 receivables at December 31, 2017?

3. Shore Co. provides for doubtful accounts based on 4% of gross accounts receivable, The following data are available for 2017.

Credit sales during 2017

\)4,400,000

Bad debt expenses

57,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts 1/1/17

17,000

Collection of accounts written off in prior years (Customer credit was re-established)

8,000

Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2017

30,000

What is the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2017?

4. At the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2017, Darden Inc. reported the following information.

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

\(950,000

Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2017

24,000

Bad debt expense for 2017

84,000

What should be the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2017, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts?

5. The following accounts were taken from Bullock Inc.鈥檚 trial balance at December 31, 2017.

Debit

Credit

Net credit sales

\)750,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$14,000

Accounts receivables

310,000

If doubtful accounts are 3% of accounts receivable, determine the bad debt expense to be reported for 2017.

Instructions

Answer the questions relating to each of the five independent situations as requested.

From inception of operations to December 31, 2017, Fortner Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method. The provisions are recorded, based on analyses of customers with different risk characteristics. Bad debts written off were charged to the allowance account; recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account, and no year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made. Fortner鈥檚 usual credit terms are net 30 days.

The balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was \(130,000 at January 1, 2017. During 2017, credit sales totalled \)9,000,000, the provision for doubtful accounts was determined to be \(180,000, \)90,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to \(15,000. Fortner installed a computer system in November 2017, and aging of accounts receivable was prepared for the first time as of December 31, 2017. A summary of the aging is as follows.

Classification by month of sale

Balance in each category

Estimated % uncollectible

November-December 2017

\)1,080,000

2%

July-October

650,000

10%

January-June

420,000

25%

Prior to 1/1/17

150,000

80%

\(2,300,000

Based on the review of collectibility of the account balances in the 鈥減rior to 1/1/17鈥� aging category, additional receivables totaling \)60,000 were written off as of December 31, 2017. The 80% uncollectible estimate applies to the remaining \(90,000 in the category. Effective with the year ended December 31, 2017, Fortner adopted a different method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging analysis of accounts receivable.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a schedule analyzing the changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017. Show supporting computations in good form. (Hint: In computing the 12/31/17 allowance, subtract the \)60,000 write-off.)

(b) Prepare the journal entry for the year-end adjustment to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance as of December 31, 2017.

What are the basic problems that occur in the valuation of accounts receivable?

Horton Corporation is preparing a bank reconciliation and has identified the following potential reconciling items. For each item, indicate if it is (1) added to balance per bank statement, (2) deducted from balance per bank statement, (3) added to balance per books, or (4) deducted from balance per books.

(a) Deposit in transit \(5,500.

(d) Outstanding checks \)7,422.

(b) Bank service charges \(25.

(e) NSF check returned \)377.

(c) Interest credited to Horton鈥檚 account $31.
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