From inception of operations to December 31, 2008, Blaise Pascal Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method: provisions were made monthly at 2% of credit sales; bad debts written off were charged to the allowance account; recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account; and no year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made. Pascal's usual credit terms are net 30 days.

The balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $154,000 at January 1, 2008. During 2008 credit sales totaled $9,000,000, interim provisions for doubtful accounts were made at 2% of credit sales, $95,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to $15,000. Pascal installed a computer facility in November 2008, and an aging of accounts receivable was prepared for the first time as of December 31, 2008. A summary of the aging is as follows.

Based on the review of collectibility of the account balances in the "Prior to 1/1/08" aging category, additional receivables totaling $60,000 were written off as of December 31, 2008. The 70% uncollectible estimate applies to the remaining $90,000 in the category. Effective with the year ended December 31, 2008, Pascal adopted a new accounting method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the yearend aging analysis of accounts receivable.

Instructions
(a) Prepare a schedule analyzing the changes in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2008. Show supporting computations in good form.
(b) Prepare the journal entry for the year-end adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance as of December 31,2008.

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Balance in Estimated % Uncollectible 2% 10% 25% 70% Classification by Month of Sale Each Category November-December 2008 July-October January-June Prior to 1/1/08 $1,080,000 650,000 420,000 150,000 $2,300,000