1. The Connecting Company uses the percent of sales method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable. During the current year, the following transactions occurred: Sept7 Oct 15 Nov 9 Connecting Company determined that the $8,100 account receivable of the Helena Company was uncollectible, and wrote it off. Connecting Company determined that the $2,500 account receivable of the Tree Company was uncollectible and wrote it off. Helena Company paid $6,000 of the amount owed to the Connecting Company. Connecting Company does not expect further collections from the Helena Company Connecting Company estimates that 0.5% of its $1,900,000 of credit sales would be uncollectible. Dec 31 1. Prepare the general journal entries to record these transactions 2. If the balance of the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $8,000 on January 1 of the current year, determine the balance of the allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31 of the current year. Assume that the transactions above are the only transactions affecting the allowance for uncollectible accounts during the year. 2. At December 31 of the current year, a company reported the following: Total sales for the current year: $780,000 includes $160,000 in cash sales Accounts receivable balance at Dec. 31, end of current year: $190,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance at January 1, beginning of current year: $8,300 Bad debts written off during the current year: $6,800. Prepare the necessary adjusting entries to record bad debts expense assuming this company's bad debts are estimated to equal: (a) 1.5% of credit sales, (b) 5% of accounts receivable