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11.11 At 1 January 20X1, there was an allowance for receivables of $3,000. During the year, $1,000 of debts
were written off as irrecoverable, and $800 of debts previously written off were recovered. At
31 December 20X1, it was decided to adjust the allowance for receivables to 5% of receivables which
are $20,000.
What is the total receivables expense for the year?
A $200 debit
B $1,800 debit
C $2,200 debit
D $1,800 creditAnswer is D. my question is, the $3000, $1000 and $800 was already adjusted for during the year, reducing the receivables amount to $20,000. but the 5% allowance was not adjusted for because it happened on 32 December 2001. and I don’t understand how it is a CREDIT balance.
Sir is there a problem with this question?
Your organisation sold goods to PQ Co for $800 less trade discount of 20% and cash discount of 5% for
payment within 14 days. The invoice was settled by cheque five days later. Which one of the following
gives the entries required to record BOTH of these transactions?answer is
A PQ Co 640
Sales 640
Bank 608
Discount allowed 32
PQ Co 640working
Sales price 800
Less: 20% trade discount 120
Sale PQ Co Sales 640
Cash discount 5% Discount allowed 32
Cash payment Bank 608
PQ Co 640Sir, 800X 20% is $160. the answer says its $120? how?
The allowance itself is always a credit balance!!
Since the allowance is to be reduced from 3,000 to 1,000 we need to debit the allowance and credit the irrecoverable debts expense account.
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It is obviously just a typing mistake and should read 160.
However if you follow it all through, they have used 160 in the rest of the workings.
I watched the lectures. Am a little slow in understanding this part.
what you saying is that,
irrecoverable debt $1000
recovered debt ( $800)
31 Dec allowance ( $1000)
TOTAL $1200Then to reduce the allowance we debit $1200 and credit $3000= $1800 credit?
another question Sir
Open tuition chapter 16
Q1) irrecoverable debts written off are a “Decrease in Liabilities”= its a debit and credit Sales account?
Q3) A contra entry of $980 was recorded in the payables ledger control account, but not in the payables ledger. Is this a credit entry in the payables ledger or a debit entry? And why? The answer shows it was deducted from the list of receivables balances and not addedFirst question: No, I am not saying that.
For the irrecoverable debt, we debit the expense account and credit receivables – with 1,000
For the recovered debt, we debit cash and credit the expense account – with 800
For the decrease in the allowance we debit the allowance and credit the expense account – with 1,000.
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