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Trophy Fish Company supplies flies and fishing gear to sporting goods stores and outfitters throughout the western United States. The accounts receivable clerk for Trophy Fish prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 20Y4:

The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule. Assume all due dates are for the current year except for Wolfe Sports, which is due in the next year.

Customer	Due Date	Balance
Adams Sports & Flies	May 22	$4,800
Blue Dun Flies	Oct. 10	5,200
Cicada Fish Co.	Sept. 29	8,000
Deschutes Sports	Oct. 20	6,600
Green River Sports	Nov. 7	3,500
Smith River Co.	Nov. 28	2,000
Western Trout Company	Dec. 7	6,600
Wolfe Sports	Jan. 20	4,000
		Trophy Fish has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows: Age Class Percent Uncollectible Not past due 1% 130 days past due 3 3160 days past due 12 6190 days past due 30 91120 days past due 40 Over 120 days past due 78 1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero. 2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals. 3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule. 4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,500 before adjustment on December 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. 5. Assuming that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?

1.	Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts. If an account is not past due, enter a zero.
2.	Complete the aging of receivables schedule by adding the omitted accounts to the bottom of the schedule and updating the totals.
3.	Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.
4.	Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Trophy Fish Company has a debit balance of $3,500 before adjustment on December 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts.
5.	Assuming that the adjusting entry in (4) was inadvertently omitted, how would the omission affect the balance sheet and income statement?

Trophy Fish has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:

Age Class	Percent Uncollectible
Not past due	1%
130 days past due	3
3160 days past due	12
6190 days past due	30
91120 days past due	40
Over 120 days past due	78

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