Blue Skies Equipment Company uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense at the end of each accounting year. Credit sales occur frequently on terms n/60. The balance of each account receivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, (2) up to one year past due, and (3) more than one year past due. Experience has shown that for each age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivable at year-end due to un collectibility is (a) 3 percent, (b) 9 percent, and (c) 28 percent, respectively. At December 31, 2022 (end of the current accounting year), the Accounts Receivable balance was $48,700 and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance was $920 (credit). In determining which accounts have been paid, the company applies collections to the oldest sales first. To simplify, only five customer accounts are used; the details of each on December 31, 2022, follow:

Required:
1. Compute the total accounts receivable in each age category.
2. Compute the estimated uncollectible amount for each age category and in total.
3. Give the adjusting entry for bad debt expense at December 31, 2022.
4. Show how the amounts related to accounts receivable should be presented on the 2022 income statement and balance sheet.

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Date 3/11/2021 6/30/2021 1/31/2022 2/28/2022 4/15/2022 11/30/2022 11/30/2022 12/15/2022 3/2/2020 4/15/2020 9/1/2021 10/15/2021 2/1/2022 3/1/2022 12/31/2022 Explanation Debit B. Brown-Account Receivable 13,000 Sale Collection Collection D. Donalds-Account Receivable 21,000 Sale Collection Collection N. Napier-Account Receivable 8,000 Sale Collection S. Strothers-Account Receivable 4,000 Sale Collection Sale Collection Sale Collection Sale 9,000 21,000 4,000 T. Thomas-Account Receivable Credit 3,000 3,800 8,000 6,000 1,000 4,000 4,500 5,000 Balance 13,000 10,000 6,200 21,000 13,000 7,000 8,000 7,000 4,000 -0- 9,000 4,500 25,500 20,500 24,500