Recording Sales-Gross & Net
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
Statement of Cash Flows
Name the category
100

On November 10 of the current year, Flores Mills sold carpet to a customer for $8,000 with credit terms 2/10, n/30. Flores uses the gross method of accounting for sales discounts.

What is the correct entry for Flores on November 10?

Debit, Accounts receivable, $8,000

Credit, Sales, $8,000

100

The allowance for uncollectible accounts is what type of an account:

Contra asset account.

100

Name a financing activity

Examples:  Payment of cash dividends, cash paid to payoff note payable, cash received from issuance of common stock

100

Purchase of merchandise

Operating

200

Harvey's Wholesale Company sold supplies of $46,000 to Northeast Company on April 12 of the current year, with terms 1/15, n/60. Harvey uses the net method of accounting for sales discounts.

What entry would Harvey's make on April 12?


Debit, Accounts receivable, $45,540 

Credit, Sales, $45,540

200

Collection of accounts receivable that previously have been written off results in an increase in cash and an increase in:

Allowance for uncollectible accounts.

200

Cash paid to suppliers under the direct method is computed as:

A) Cost of goods sold plus a decrease in inventory and minus an increase in accounts payable.

B) Cost of goods sold minus an increase in inventory and plus an increase in accounts payable.

C) Cost of goods sold plus an increase in inventory and minus an increase in accounts payable.

D) Cost of goods sold minus a decrease in inventory and plus an increase in accounts payable.

 

C) Cost of goods sold plus an increase in inventory and minus an increase in accounts payable.

200

Purchase of building

Investing

300

On November 10 of the current year, Flores Mills sold carpet to a customer for $8,000 with credit terms 2/10, n/30. Flores uses the gross method of accounting for sales discounts.

What is the correct entry for Flores on December 5, assuming the correct payment was received on that date?

Debit, Cash, $8,000 

Credit, Accounts receivable, $8,000

300

As of January 1, 2024, Barley Company had a credit balance of $526,000 in its allowance for uncollectible accounts. Based on experience, 2% of Barley's gross accounts receivable have been uncollectible. During 2024, Barley wrote off $656,000 of accounts receivable. Barley's gross accounts receivable as December 31, 2024 is $18,300,000.

In its December 31, 2024, balance sheet, what amount should Barley report as allowance for uncollectible accounts?

$366,000 

$18,300,000 × 2% = $366,000

300

During the year, cash increased by $460 million. Investing and financing activities created positive cash flow totaling $770 million. What were net cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows?

Outflow of $310 million 

$460 million − $770 million = $(310) million

300

Sale of common stock

Financing

400

On November 10 of the current year, Flores Mills sold carpet to a customer for $7,200 with credit terms 2/10, n/30. Flores uses the gross method of accounting for sales discounts.

What is the correct entry for Flores on November 17, assuming the correct payment was received on that date?

Debit, Cash,   $7,056, 

Debit, Sales discounts,   $144 

Credit, Accounts receivable, $7,200

400

Calistoga Produce estimates bad debt expense at 0.30% of credit sales. The company reported accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts of $473,000 and $1,620 respectively, at December 31, 2023. During 2024, Calistoga's credit sales and collections were $328,000 and $313,000, respectively, and $1,880 in accounts receivable were written off.

Calistoga's 2024 bad debt expense is:

$984

($ 328,000 × 0.30%=$ 984)  

400

Creble Company reported net income for 2024 in the amount of $48,000. The company's financial statements also included the following:

Increase in accounts receivable  $4800

Decrease in inventory  $2300

Depreciation expense  $3100

Gain on sale of equipment  $4600

In the statement of cash flows what is net cash provided by operating activities under the indirect method?

$44,000 

48000-4800+2300+3100-4600

400

Issuance of bonds

Financing

500

Harvey's Wholesale Company sold supplies of $46,000 to Northeast Company on April 12 of the current year, with terms 1/15, n/60. Harvey uses the net method of accounting for sales discounts.

What entry would Harvey's make on June 10, assuming the customer made the correct payment on that date?

Debit, Cash, $46,000 

Credit, Accounts receivable, $45,540

Credit, Sales discounts forfeited, $460

500

The following information relates to Halloran Company's accounts receivable for 2024:

Accounts receivable balance, 1/1/2024Credit sales for 2024Accounts receivable written off during 2024Collections from customers during 2024Allowance for uncollectible accounts balance, 12/31/2024$ 840,0003,300,00070,0003,100,000210,000

What amount should Halloran report for accounts receivable, before allowances, at December 31, 2024?

$970,000 

$840,000 + $3,300,000 − $70,000 − $3,100,000 = $970,000

500

Selected information from Isadore Bell Corporation's accounting records and financial statements for 2024 is as follows ($ in millions):

Cash paid to acquire equipment  $120

Cash paid to acquire land  $54

Treasury stock acquired with cash and then retired  $75

Dividend revenue received  $66

Gain from the sale of buildings  $78

Proceeds from sale of buildings  $135

In its statement of cash flows, Isadore Bell should report net cash outflows from investing activities of:

$39 million.

$135 million (proceeds from sale of buildings) − $54 (cash paid to acquire land) − $120 million (cash paid to acquire equipment).

500

Payment of semiannual interest on bonds payable

Operating

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