Accounting for credit card sales and uncollectible accounts: percent of receivables allowance method

Morris Supply Company had the following transactions in 2010.

1. Acquired $50,000 cash from the issue of common stock.

2. Purchased $210,000 of merchandise for cash in 2010.

3. Sold merchandise that cost $140,000 for $265,000 during the year under the following terms.

$ 60,000

Cash sales

175,000

Credit card sales (The credit card company charges a 3 percent service fee.)

30,000

Sales on account

4. Collected all the amount receivable from the credit card company.

5. Collected $23,000 of accounts receivable.

6. Paid selling and administrative expenses of $76,000.

7. Determined that 5 percent of the ending accounts receivable balance would be uncollectible.

Required

a. Record the above events in a horizontal statements model like the following one. When you record amounts in the Cash Flow column, indicate whether the item is an operating activity (OA), an investing activity (IA), or a financing activity (FA). The letters NA indicate that an element is not affected by the event.

Balance Sheet

Income Statement

Event

Assets

=

Equity

Rev.

Exp.

=

Net Inc.

Statemt. of
Cash Flows

Cash

+

Accts.
Rec.

Allow

+

Mdse.
Inv.

=

Com.
Stk.

+

Ret.
Earn.

b. Prepare an income statement, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows for 2010.