At the beginning of the year, accounts receivable were $150,000 and the allowance for bad debts was $12,100. During the year, sales (all on account) were $606,000, cash collections were $586,000, bad debts expense totaled $16,000, and $12,600 of accounts receivable were written off as bad debts.

Required:

Calculate the balances at the end of the year for the Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Bad Debts accounts. (Hint: Use T-accounts to analyze each of these accounts, plug in the amounts that you know, and solve for the ending balances.)