Under the allowance method, uncollectible accounts are written off by a debit to the allowance account and a credit to accounts receivable. The US $500 bad debts is accounted for by a debit to accounts receivable and a credit to the allowance account. The US $2,000 bad debt expense is also credited to the allowance account. The amount of accounts receivable written off as uncollectible is US $2,200 [$5,000 ending allowance $4.700 beginning allowan,.8 + $500 recoveries + $2,000 bad debt expense)].

For this finance lease, the manufacturer-lesser should record
1.As gross investment, the minimum lease payments because there
2.As net investment, the difference between the gross investment in the lease and unearned finance income a credit to a liability
3.As unearned finance income the difference between the gross investment gross investment discounted at the interest rate implicit in the lease)
4.As sales revenue the fair value of the asset o if lower, the present value payments computed at the interest rate implicit in the lease
5.As cost of goods sold, the cost of the leased asset Because the first payment is made at the inception of the lease. the payment structure is that of annuity due. Sales revenue is therefore equal to the US $10.000 periodic payment times the present value of an annuity due of I discounted for 10 years at 10%US $10,000 6.7590 = US $67,590). Given that cash is paid at the beginning of the year, the initial 10.000 cash debit immediately decreases the gross investment in the lease payments receivable) from US $100,000 to US $90,000. The cost of the leased asset US $55,000) must also be charged to cost of sales and credited to inventory. Finally, at the inception of the lease, unearned finance income equals the difference between the gross investment and the sales price US $100,000 ax$67,590 = US 632,410).

Payment by draft, a three-parry instrument in which the drawer orders the drawer to pay money to the payee, is a means of slowing cash outflows A check is the most common type of draft. Check float arises from the delay between an expenditure and the clearing of the check through the banking system.