Reference no: EM132485949
Caspar Company
Caspar Company began 2018 with a balance of $10,000 in the allowance for doubtful accounts. All of Caspar's sales are made on account and Caspar makes a quarterly provision for bad debts at the rate of 2% of sales. Quarterly sales in 2018 were as follows:
First quarter $200,000
Second quarter $300,000
Third quarter $500,000
Fourth quarter $400,000
Actual bad accounts written off in the current year were as follows:
First quarter $3,000
Second quarter $7,000
Third quarter $8,000
Fourth quarter $6,000
The foregoing data were accounted for properly by Caspar Company and are reflected in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts as follows:
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Dr Cr Balance
Balance,1/1/18 10,000
Q1 expense (2%x $200,000) 4,000 14,000
Q1 write-offs 3,000 11,000
Q2 expense (2%x $300,000) 6,000 17,000
Q2 write-offs 7,000 10,000
Q3 expense (2%x $500,000) 10,000 20,000
Q3 write-offs 8,000 12,000
Q4 expense (2%x $400,000) 8,000 20,000
Q4 write-offs 6,000 14,000
FYE adjustment
Point 1: Caspar ended 2018 with an accounts receivable balance of $850,000. Caspar prepared an aging of accounts receivable at the end of 2018 for the purpose of preparing its fiscal year-end (FYE) adjustment to true up the allowance account. The aging indicates that the total amount of receivables expected to be uncollectible is $18,000.
Required:
Question (1) What FYE adjusting entry (in journal form) does Caspar need to make at December 31, 2018?
Question (2) How much is Caspar's doubtful accounts expense for 2018?
Question (3) How much is the net realizable value of Caspar's accounts receivables at December 31, 2018?