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A company creates the following accounts receivable aging report at the end of the year: Age Amount Estimated Percent UncollectibleLess than 30 days $ 6,000 5%31 to 60 days $ 4,000 10%More than 60 days $ 2,000 25%Prior to adjusting entries, the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a debit balance of $500. The year-end adjusting entry would include a:

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A company creates the following accounts receivable aging report at the end of the year: Age Amount Estimated Percent UncollectibleLess than 30 days 6,0005 6,000 5%31 to 60 days 4,000 10%More than 60 days 2,00025 2,000 25%Prior to adjusting entries, the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a debit balance of 500. The year-end adjusting entry would include a:

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The first step is to calculate the estimated uncollectible amount for each age category.

  1. For the "Less than 30 days" category, multiply 6,000by56,000 by 5% to get 300.
  2. For the "31 to 60 days" category, multiply 4,000by104,000 by 10% to get 400.
  3. For the "More than 60 days" category, multiply 2,000by252,000 by 25% to get 500.

Next, add up these amounts to find the total estimated uncollectible amount. 300+300 + 400 + 500=500 = 1,200.

The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts currently has a debit balance of 500.Thismeansthatthecompanyhasalreadyaccountedfor500. This means that the company has already accounted for 500 of uncollectible accounts.

To adjust this to the estimated uncollectible amount of 1,200,thecompanywouldneedtocredittheAllowanceforUncollectibleAccountsby1,200, the company would need to credit the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts by 1,700. This is because a credit increases the balance of the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, and 500(currentbalance)+500 (current balance) + 1,700 (adjustment) = $1,200 (estimated uncollectible amount).

So, the year-end adjusting entry would include a credit to the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts for $1,700.

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