On January 1 of the current year, Slaton, inc. had the following accounts on its books:

Accounts Receivable $120,000 (debit)

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 4,000 (credit)

During this year, credit sales were $600,000 and collections on account were $580,000.

Required:

A.) Prepare general journal entries for the following transactions that occurred during the year:

(1) Wrote off L. Baxters account, $3,400.

(2) Wrote off N. Vales account, $1,200.

(3) N. Vale, who is in bankruptcy, paid $400 in final settlement of the account written off in transaction (2). This amount is not included in the $580,000 collections.

(4) On December 31, estimated the years bad debts expense at 1% of credit sales.

B.) Show how Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts would appear on the year-end balance sheet.