Tuesday, 2 August 2016

The Physical Therapy Center specializes in helping patients regain motor skills after serious accidents. The center has the following balances on

The Physical Therapy Center specializes in helping patients regain motor skills after serious accidents. The center has the following balances on December 31, 2015, before any adjustment: Accounts Receivable = $90,000; Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts = $2,000 (debit). The center estimates uncollectible accounts based on an aging of accounts receivable as shown below.


  Age Group
Amount
Receivable
Estimated
Percent
Uncollectible

  Not yet due
$ 40,000       
5%

  0 – 60 days past due
24,000       
15%

  61 – 120 days past due
14,000       
25%

  More than 120 days past due
12,000       
80%





       Total
$90,000       









Required:
1.
Estimate the amount of uncollectible receivables.

2.
Record the adjustment for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 2015. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

3.
Calculate the net realizable value of accounts receivable.

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