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Liang Company began operations on January 1, 2016. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows. 2016

Sold $1,351,200 of merchandise (that had cost $975,800) on credit, terms n/30.

Wrote off $18,800 of uncollectible accounts receivable.

Received $668,000 cash in payment of accounts receivable.

In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 1.40% of accounts receivable will be uncollectible.

2017

Sold $1,581,800 of merchandise (that had cost $1,319,100) on credit, terms n/30.

Wrote off $31,100 of uncollectible accounts receivable.

Received $1,245,100 cash in payment of accounts receivable.

In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 1.40% of accounts receivable will be uncollectible.

Required: Prepare journal entries to record Liangs 2016 and 2017 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system and it applies the allowance method for its accounts receivable.) (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest dollar amount.)

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