Allowance method entries

The following transactions were completed by Wild Trout Gallery during the current fiscal year ended December 31:

Date	Transaction
January 19.	Reinstated the account of Arlene Gurley, which had been written off in the preceding year as uncollectible. Journalized the receipt of $1,775 cash in full payment of Arlenes account.
April 3.	Wrote off the $10,170 balance owed by Premier GS Co., which is bankrupt.
July 16.	Received 30% of the $18,200 balance owed by Hayden Co., a bankrupt business, and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible.
November 23.	Reinstated the account of Harry Carr, which had been written off two years earlier as uncollectible. Recorded the receipt of $2,895 cash in full payment.
December 31.	Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (compound entry): Cavey Co., $7,650; Fogle Co., $2,270; Lake Furniture, $5,840; Melinda Shryer, $1,650.
December 31.	Based on an analysis of the $901,600 of accounts receivable, it was estimated that $39,200 will be uncollectible. Journalized the adjusting entry.

Required:

2. a. Journalize the transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Note: For the December 31 adjusting entry, assume the $901,600 balance in accounts receivable reflects the adjustments made during the year.

2. b. Post each entry that affects the following T accounts and determine the new balances:

Record the January 1 credit balance of $37,300 in a T account for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

3. Determine the expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).

4. Assuming that instead of basing the provision for uncollectible accounts on an analysis of receivables, the adjusting entry on December 31 had been based on an estimated expense of of 1% of the sales of $5,570,000 for the year, determine the following:

a. Bad debt expense for the year.

b. Balance in the allowance account after the adjustment of December 31.

c. Expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).

5 more Check My Work uses remaining. 2. b. Post each entry that affects the following T accounts and determine the new balances