Problem - At December 31, 2016, House Co. reported the following information on its balance sheet.
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Accounts receivable
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$968,500
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Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
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81,200
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During 2017, the company had the following transactions related to receivables.
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Sales on account
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$3,738,300
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Sales returns and allowances
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49,300
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Collections of accounts receivable
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2,805,500
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Write-offs of accounts receivable deemed uncollectible
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89,900
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Recovery of bad debts previously written off as uncollectible
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28,350
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Required -
Prepare the journal entries to record each of these five transactions. Assume that no cash discounts were taken on the collections of accounts receivable.
Enter the January 1, 2017, balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, post the entries to the two accounts (use T-accounts), and determine the balances.