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Stellar Company finances some of its current operations by assigning accounts receivable to a finance company. On July 1, 2017, it assigned, under guarantee, specific accounts amounting to $225,000. The finance company advanced to Stellar 80% of the accounts assigned (20% of the total to be withheld until the finance company has made its full recovery), less a finance charge of 0.40% of the total accounts assigned. On July 31, Stellar Company received a statement that the finance company had collected $120,000 of these accounts and had made an additional charge of 0.40% of the total accounts outstanding as of July 31. This charge is to be deducted at the time of the first remittance due Stellar Company from the finance company. (Hint: Make entries at this time.) On August 31, 2017, Stellar Company received a second statement from the finance company, together with a check for the amount due. The statement indicated that the finance company had collected an additional $75,000 and had made a further charge of 0.40% of the balance outstanding as of August 31. Make all entries on the books of Stellar Company that are involved in the transactions above.