At the End of the Current Year, the Trial Balance

question 53

Short Answer

At the end of the current year, the trial balance of Kate's Cafe included the accounts and balances shown below. Credit sales were $90,000. Returns and allowances on these sales were $1,000. Assume that the firm bases its estimate of the loss from uncollectible accounts on 3 percent of accounts receivable.
Accounts Receivable $ 22,400 Dr.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 760 Dr.
Sales 145,000 Cr.
Sales Returns and Allowances 2,000 Dr.
1. What is the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account after the adjusting entry for the estimated loss from uncollectible accounts is posted?
2. What is the amount of the adjusting entry for the estimated loss from uncollectible accounts?

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