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Trophy Fish Company supplies flies and fishing gear to sporting goods stores and outfitters throughout the western United States. The accounts receivable clerk for Trophy Fish prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y4:

1

Not

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

2

Past

3

Customer

Balance

Due

1-30

31-60

61-90

91-120

Over 120

4

AAA Outfitters

20,000.00

20,000.00

5

Brown Trout Fly Shop

7,500.00

7,500.00

6

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7

8

Zigs Fish Adventures

4,000.00

4,000.00

9

Subtotals

1,300,000.00

750,000.00

290,000.00

120,000.00

40,000.00

20,000.00

80,000.00

The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule. Assume all due dates are for the current year except for Wolfe Sports, which is due in the next year.

Customer Due Date Balance
Adams Sports & Flies May 22 $5,000
Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10 4,900
Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29 8,400
Deschutes Sports Oct. 20 7,000
Green River Sports Nov. 7 3,500
Smith River Co. Nov. 28 2,400
Western Trout Company Dec. 7 6,800
Wolfe Sports Jan. 20 4,400

Trophy Fish has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:

Age Class Percent Uncollectible
Not past due 1%
130 days past due 2
3160 days past due 10
6190 days past due 30
91120 days past due 40
Over 120 days past due 80
1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero.
2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals.
3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.
4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,600 before adjustment on December 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
5.

Assume that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?

1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the accounts below. If an account is not past due, enter a zero.

Customer Due Date Number of Days Past Due
Adams Sports & Flies May 22, 20Y4 days
Blue Dun Flies Oct. 10, 20Y4 days
Cicada Fish Co. Sept. 29, 20Y4 days
Deschutes Sports Oct. 20, 20Y4 days
Green River Sports Nov. 7, 20Y4 days
Smith River Co. Nov. 28, 20Y4 days
Western Trout Company Dec. 7, 20Y4 days
Wolfe Sports Jan. 20, 20Y5 days

2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Aging of Receivables Schedule

December 31, 20Y4

1

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

Days Past Due

2

Customer

Balance

Not Past Due

1-30

31-60

61-90

91-120

Over 120

3

AAA Outfitters

20,000.00

20,000.00

4

Brown Trout Fly Shop

7,500.00

7,500.00

5

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

~~~~~

6

Zigs Fish Adventures

4,000.00

4,000.00

7

Subtotals

1,300,000.00

750,000.00

290,000.00

120,000.00

40,000.00

20,000.00

80,000.00

8

Adams Sports & Flies

9

Blue Dun Flies

10

Cicada Fish Co.

11

Deschutes Sports

12

Green River Sports

13

Smith River Co.

14

Western Trout Company

15

Wolfe Sports

16

Totals

17

Percentage uncollectible

18

Estimate of uncollectible accounts

3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.

$

4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,600 before adjustment on December 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

DATE DESCRIPTION POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT ASSETS LIABILITIES EQUITY

1

2

5. Assume that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?

On the balance sheet, assets would be _______ by _______ because the allowance for doubtful accounts would be _______ by _______. In addition, the owners capital account would be _______ by _______ because bad debt expense would be _______ and net income _______ by _______ on the income statement.

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