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    Mar 16, 2007, 09:18 PM
    Accounts Receivables
    At December 31, 2005, Zurich Company reported this info on its balance sheet.

    Accounts receivable $960,000
    Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts $70,000

    During 2006 the company had the following transactions related to receivables.
    1. Sales on account $3,800,000
    2. Sales returns and allowances $50,000
    3. Collections of accounts receivable $3,000,000
    4. Write-offs of accounts receivable deemed uncollectible $90,000
    5. Recovery of bad debts previously written off as uncollectible $40,000

    Instructions:
    1-Prepare the journal entries to record each of these five transactions. Assume that no cash discounts were taken on the collections of accounts receivable.
    2-Enter the January 1, 2006, balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, post the entries to the two accounts (use T accounts), and determine the balances.
    3-Prepare the journal entry to record bad debts expense for 2006, assuming that aging the accounts receivable indicates that expected bad debts are $110,000.
    4-Compute the receivables turnover ratio and average collection period.


    This is what I have come up with so far:

    Journal

    Sales 3,800,000
    Accounts Receivable 3,800,000

    Sales Returns and Allowances 50,000
    Accounts receivable 50,000

    Cash 3,000,000
    Accounts Receivable 3,000,000

    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 90,000
    Accounts receivable 90,000

    Accounts Receivable 40,000
    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 40,000

    Cash 40,000
    Accounts Receivable 40,000


    Accounts Receivable
    Dec. 31 960,000 Dec. 31 70,000
    Jan. 1 890,000

    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
    Dec. 31 70,000 Dec. 31 70,000
    Jan. 1 0



    Journal
    Bad Debt Expense 110,000
    Accounts receivable 110,000


    Receivables Turnover Ratio=4.4

    Average Collection Period=83 Days


    So I basically need someone to tell me if I am on the right track at all and if I'm not then could someone help me get on the right track? Thank you for any help you can give me.

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