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At December $31,$ Hawke Company reports the following results for its calendar year.

Cash sales

$$1,905,000$

Credit sales

$$5,682,000$

In addition, its unadjusted trial balance includes the following items.

Accounts receivable

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$$1,270,100$ debit

$ $16,580$ debit

Required:

Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts under eac'f separate assumption.

a$.$ Bad debts are estimated to be $1\mathrm{.}5\%$ of credit sales.

b$.$ Bad debts are estimated to be $1\%$ of total sales.

c$.$ An aging analysis estimates that $5\%$ of year$-$end accounts receivable are uncollectible.

Adjusting entries $($all dated December $31).$