Balance Sheet Method-Computations Rainbow Company Uses the Balance Sheet Approach to Estimate Uncollectible

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Essay

Balance sheet method-computations
Rainbow Company uses the balance sheet approach to estimate uncollectible accounts.By aging the customers' accounts,it was estimated that $7,325 of the company's month-end accounts receivable would prove to be uncollectible.Determine the amount that should be debited to the Uncollectible Accounts Expense account in the month-end adjusting entry under each of the following independent assumptions:
(a. )Before making any adjustment,the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has
a $635 credit balance.$________
(b. )Before making any adjustment,the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
has a debit balance of $720.$________

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