At January 1,2024, Mount Pleasant Flagpoles had Accounts Receivable of $34,000 and Allowance for Bad...

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At January 1,2024, Mount Pleasant Flagpoles had Accounts Receivable of $34,000 and Allowance for Bad Debts had a credit balance of $4,000.
Record the following transactions assuming the allowance method is used:
1. Sales of $172,000($157,000 on account, $15,000 cash)
2. Collections on account of $126,000
3. Write offs of uncollectible receivables of $2,700
Bonus questions:
4.(Up to 5 points)- Assuming a 10% estimate of uncollectiblity and the Percentage of Sales method, how much should the ending balance of the Allowance for bad debts be?(Remember the beginning balance and adjustments)
5.(Up to 7 points)- If the starting balance had been $3,000 debit in the Allowance and management instead used the Aging of Accounts method and determined the ending balance should be $20,000, what entry would need to be made?

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