1. At the start of the current year, Minuteman Corporation had a credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $1,800. During the year a monthly provision of 2% of sales was made for uncollectible accounts. Sales for the year were $600,000, and $5,600 of accounts receivable were written off as worthless. No recoveries of accounts previously written off were made during the year. What is the ending normal balance of the Allowance account at year-end?

2. On April 30, 2009, Tilton Products purchased machinery for $88,000. The useful life of this machinery is estimated at 8 years, with an $8,000 residual value. Assume that in its financial statements, Tilton Products uses straight-line depreciation and rounds depreciation for fractional years to the nearest month. Total Accumulated Depreciation on this machinery at the end of 2010 will be: