Amdahl Corporation manufactures large$-$scale, high performance computer systems. In a recent ann$$al report, the balance sheet included the following information:

Current Year Previous Year

Current assets: Receivables, net of allowances of $$5,042$ and $$6,590$ in the previous year

$$504,944,$$$580,640$

In addition, the income statement reported sales revenue of $$2,158,755$ for the current year. All sales are made on a credit basis. The statement of cash flows indicates that cash collected from customers during the current year was $$2,230,065.$ There were no recoveries of accounts receivable previously written off.

Answer the following questions $[$DO NOT enter commas $(.)$ nor Dollar signs $($$$)$ nor percentages $(\%)]$:

Compute the amount of uncollectibles written off by Amdahl during the current year. $

Compute the amount of bad debt expense that Amdahl would include in its income statement for the current year. $

What is the approximate percentage that Amdahl used to estimate uncollectibles for the current year calculated as a percentage of sales? $\%$

Suppose that Amdahl had used the direct write$-$off method to account for uncollectibles. Compute the accounts receivable information that would be included in the year$-$end balance sheet. $