As the management accountant for the Tyson Company you have been asked to construct a financial planning model for collection of accounts receivable and then to perform a what-if analysis in terms of the assumption regarding estimated uncollectible accounts. You are provided with the following information:

Collection Pattern for Credit Sales: 75% of the companys credit sales are collected in the month of sale and 20% in the month following the month of sale; 5% are uncollectible.

Credit Sales: January 2022, $142,000; February 2022, $137,500; March 2022, $122,500.

Required:

1. Prepare an estimate of bad debts for each of the three months, January through March, under the following assumptions regarding the rate of uncollectible accounts: 1%, 3%, 5% (base case), and 8%.