1. A company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts related to its credit sales. For each credit sale, 1% is estimated to be uncollectible. A company recently made a credit sale of $50,000, and the cost of goods sold related to the transaction was $40,000. What journal entries should be made related to this sale? 2. A company estimates its future warranty obligations at the time a sale is made. This estimate is 2% of sales. The company recently sold $100,000 in a cash sale that had an associated cost of goods sold of $70,000. What journal entries should be made related to this sale?

1. A company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts related to its credit sales. For each credit sale, 1% is estimated to be uncollectible. A company recently made a credit sale of $50,000, and the cost of goods sold related to the transaction was $40,000. What journal entries should be made related to this sale? 2. A company estimates its future warranty obligations at the time a sale is made. This estimate is 2% of sales. The company recently sold $100,000 in a cash sale that had an associated cost of goods sold of $70,000. What journal entries should be made related to this sale?

Principles of Accounting Volume 1

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Chapter9: Accounting For Receivables

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Problem 26Q: A customer was unable to pay the accounts receivable on time in the amount of $34,000. The customer...

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