The account balances of Sunland Company at December 31, 2021, the end of the current...

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The account balances of Sunland Company at December 31, 2021, the end of the current year, show Accounts Receivable $ 201,600; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $ 2,500 (credit); Sales $ 1,574,400; Sales Returns and Allowances $ 40,000; and Sales Discounts $ 22,400.

Record the adjusting entry at December 31, 2021, assuming bad debts are estimated to be (1) 10% of accounts receivable, and (2) 1.5% of net sales. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

No.

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

(1)

Dec. 31

enter an account title to record estimate of uncollectible accounts on December 31

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record estimate of uncollectible accounts on December 31

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record estimate of uncollectible accounts.)

(2)

Dec. 31

enter an account title to record estimate of uncollectible accounts on December 31

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record estimate of uncollectible accounts on December 31

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record estimate of uncollectible accounts.)

Calculate the carrying amount of the accounts receivable for each approach to estimating uncollectible accounts in part (a) above.

(1)

Carrying amount

$ enter a dollar amount
(2)

Carrying amount

$ enter a dollar amount

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