Minta Corporation is a leading manufacturer of sports apparel, shoes, and equipment. The company$$s $2017$ financial statements contain the following information $($$ in millions$)$:

$20172016$

Balance sheets:

Accounts receivable, net $ $4,282$ $ $3,846$

Income statements:

Sales revenue $ $36,055$ $ $34,081$

A note disclosed that the allowance for uncollectible accounts had a balance of $$30$ million and $$54$ million at the end of $2017$ and $2016,$ respectively. Bad debt expense for $2017$ was $$51$ million. Assume that all sales are made on a credit basis.

Required:

$1.$ What is the amount of gross $($total$)$ accounts receivable due from customers at the end of $2017$ and $2016?$

$2.$ What is the amount of bad debt write$-$offs during $2017?$

$3.$ Analyze changes in the following Accounts Receivable $($gross$)$ T$-$account to calculate the amount of cash received from customers during $2017.$

$4.$ Analyze changes in the following Accounts Receivable $($net$)$ T$-$account to calculate the amount of cash received from customers during $2017.$