Evergreen Company sells lawn and garden products to wholesalers. The company's fiscal year-end is December 31. During 2024, the following transactions related to receivables occurred: February 28 Sold nerchandise to Lennox, Incorporated, for $20,000 and accepted a 12%,7-month note. 128 is an appropriate rate for this type of note. March 31 sold merchandise to Maddox Company that had a fair value of $8,800, and accepted a noninterest-bearing note for which $10,000 payment is due on March 31, 2025. April 3 Sold merchandise to Carr Company for $8,000 with terms 2/10,n/30. Evergreen uses the gross method to account for cash discounts. April 11 Collected the entire anount due fron Carr Cospany April 17 A custoner returned merchandise costing $3,900. Evergreen reduced the customer's receivable balance by $5,700, the sales price of the merchandise. Sales returns are recorded by the cospany as they occur. April 30 Transferred receivables of $57,000 to a factor without recourse. The factor charged Evergreen a is finance charge on the receivables transferred. The sale criteria are net, June 30 biscounted the Lennox. Incorporated, note at the bank. The bank's discount rate is 14 s. The note was discounted without recourse. Septenber 38 Lennox, Incorporated, paid the note anount plus interest to the bank. Required: 1. Prepare the necessary journal entries for Evergreen for each of the above dates. For transactions involving the sale of merchandise, ignore the entry for the cost of goods sold. 2. Prepare any necessary adjusting entries at December 31,2024 . Adjusting entries are only recorded at year-ond. 3. Prepare a schedule showing the effect of the journal entries on 2024 income before taxes. repare any necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2024. Adjusting entries are only recorded at year-end. ote: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Journal entry worksheet Record accrued interest at December 31, 2024. Note: Enter debits before credits. Prepare a schedule showing the effect of the journal entries on 2024 income before taxes. Note: Decreases should be indicated with a minus sign