Excise and Sales Tax Calculations

Barnes Company has just billed a customer for $$18,000,$ an amount that includes a $10\%$ excise tax and a $6\%$ state sales tax.

a$.$ What amount of revenue is recorded?

b$.$ Prepare a general journal entry to record the transaction on the books of Barnes Company. Round all answers to the nearest dollar.

a$.$ Amount of recorded revenue $ $$

b$.$